Prague vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	92	62
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	1.38M	1.27M

The cost of living in Prague is 69% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3084th and 5883rd ($1641 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 292nd and 7063rd 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	$9.73	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$4830

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045