San Diego vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	92	39
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.27M

The cost of living in San Diego is 245% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 45th and 5883rd ($3346 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 5th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 75th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Soweto

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	San Diego	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$4830

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045