Nagoya vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$477
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.27M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 13% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4785th and 5251st ($1196 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.6 months in Nagoya compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 157th and 6890th 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
$6.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.04%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$519
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12599
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950