Nagoya vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$512
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
93
38
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 30% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4476th and 5917th ($1202 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 6th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 69th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Soweto

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Nagoya Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003