Rome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$382
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.27M

The cost of living in Rome is 91% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2104th and 5331st ($1972 vs $1031) 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 months in Rome compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 134th and 7513th 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
$15.9
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965