Paris vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.27M

The cost of living in Paris is 139% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 964th and 5331st ($2460 vs $1031) 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 34th and 7513th 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
$17.9
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965