Soweto vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$568	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	1.27M	3.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 74% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5883rd and 8199th ($971 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7063rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Surabaya

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	Soweto	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$5075

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515