Paris vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2517
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5700
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1497
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2629
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3732
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.27M

The cost of living in Paris is 156% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 843rd and 5704th ($2517 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 18th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1610
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1211
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2936
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13420
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9330
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.92
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.54
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15084
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915