San Diego vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.27M

The cost of living in San Diego is 292% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 26th and 6110th ($3427 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 107th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

Cities near Soweto

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