Nicosia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$789
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
83
48
🏙️ Population
56.8K
1.27M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 41% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4107th and 5251st ($1485 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Cyprus and South Africa, respectively. Check Cyprus vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 563rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Soweto

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Nicosia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$4370

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$1431
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$1332
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
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$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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