Philadelphia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2422
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1440
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2388
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4287
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
62
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.27M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 177% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 812th and 6110th ($2422 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 101st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1648
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2870
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1950
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3933
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.59
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.7
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1936
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15748
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766

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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