Rome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1631
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Rome is 97% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1819th and 5251st ($2082 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 179th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Soweto

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Rome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$4370

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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