Santiago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2945
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$532
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.27M

The cost of living in Santiago is 13% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4795th and 5251st ($1191 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chile and South Africa, respectively. Check Chile vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 688th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Soweto

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Santiago Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1028
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3070
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849

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