Soweto vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	1.27M	985K

The cost of living in Soweto is 55% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5917th and 1732nd ($923 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in South Africa and Sweden, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7204th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Stockholm

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	Soweto	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$5804

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331