Prague vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1513
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3601
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$911
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1611
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1829
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
87
38
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.27M

The cost of living in Prague is 64% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3363rd and 5917th ($1513 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 285th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$685
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5304
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.6
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$758
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12277
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003