Prague vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$923
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
85
44
🏙️ Population
1.36M
1.27M

The cost of living in Prague is 75% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3308th and 6110th ($1531 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 273rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

Cities near Soweto

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