Soweto vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$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

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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