Phoenix vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
69
62
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.27M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 173% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 864th and 6110th ($2390 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 127th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

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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