Paris vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
62
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.27M

The cost of living in Paris is 143% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 998th and 5883rd ($2357 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 22nd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045