Rotterdam vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
94
62
😀 Quality of life
93
44
🏙️ Population
592K
1.27M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 130% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1756th and 6110th ($2013 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 54th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413

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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