Sarajevo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$451
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$744
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
276K
1.27M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 10% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5994th and 5251st ($956 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5011th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Soweto

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Sarajevo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3347
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3948
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923

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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