Owerri vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$367
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$85.7
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
41
62
😀 Quality of life
17
44
🏙️ Population
908K
1.27M

The cost of living in Owerri is 42% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8460th and 6110th ($507 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Owerri compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Owerri ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9079th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Owerri Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$3.79
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.45
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.36
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.2
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.31
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.7
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.61
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.94
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.09
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.7
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$698
$2867

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$351
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$237
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$315
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$272
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$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
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$247
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$1300
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$436
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$250
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$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
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$288
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$262
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$448
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$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
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$313
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$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
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$732
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$567
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$269
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$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
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$866
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$677
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$272
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$265

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
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$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$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
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$601
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$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
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$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
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$952