Santiago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$486
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.27M

The cost of living in Santiago is 23% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4828th and 6110th ($1075 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Chile and South Africa, respectively. Check Chile vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 685th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

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