San Antonio vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$1631
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	81	63
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.27M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 95% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1874th and 5251st ($2063 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 6th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 170th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Soweto

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	San Antonio	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$4370

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

Cities near Soweto

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