Perth vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.27M

The cost of living in Perth is 148% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 791st and 5331st ($2562 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 11th and 7513th 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	$16.4	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$5012

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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