Philadelphia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.27M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 163% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 744th and 5704th ($2584 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 7th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 95th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915