Perth vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$1631
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.27M

The cost of living in Perth is 132% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 978th and 5251st ($2448 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 10th and 6890th 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	$15.6	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$4370

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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