Philadelphia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.27M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 152% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 741st and 5331st ($2597 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 118th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Soweto

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Philadelphia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

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