Perth vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	93	62
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.27M

The cost of living in Perth is 162% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1068th and 6110th ($2292 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 10th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Soweto

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	Perth	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$2867

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$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
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952