San Antonio vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$1672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	81	63
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.27M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 106% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1930th and 5704th ($2023 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 124th and 7050th 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	$14.9	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$3811

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915