Rome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$891
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.27M

The cost of living in Rome is 94% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2685th and 6110th ($1697 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 230th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

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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