Philadelphia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
62
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.27M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 162% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 710th and 5883rd ($2541 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 5th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 130th and 7063rd 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
$20.1
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$4830

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045