Paris vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.27M

The cost of living in Paris is 135% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 916th and 5251st ($2480 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 14th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Soweto

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Paris Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Soweto

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