Rome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$1672
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Rome is 105% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5704th ($2020 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 292nd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915