Nicosia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$649
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
69
62
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
330K
1.27M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 46% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4233rd and 6110th ($1280 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 415th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$2867

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$1091
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$1519
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$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594

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$908
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$776
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$889
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$637
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$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
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$609
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$554
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$978
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$1084
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$780
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$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952