Rome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$929
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
86
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Rome is 80% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2722nd and 5883rd ($1750 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 294th and 7063rd 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
$15.4
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

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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