Prague vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$382
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.27M

The cost of living in Prague is 84% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2377th and 5331st ($1899 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Czech Republic and South Africa, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 244th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Soweto

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	Prague	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$5012

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

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