Soweto vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$3766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
1.27M
985K

The cost of living in Soweto is 58% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5331st and 1008th ($1031 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7513th and 19th 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
$6.93
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$17265

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464