Rotterdam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
664K
1.27M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 150% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 676th and 5251st ($2637 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in the Netherlands and South Africa, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 24th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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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