Prague vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$1631
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.27M

The cost of living in Prague is 81% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2387th and 5251st ($1909 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 285th and 6890th 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
$11.1
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950