Santiago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$538
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.27M

The cost of living in Santiago is 15% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4785th and 5331st ($1186 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 637th and 7513th 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
$11.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965