Soweto vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$620
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 92% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5251st and 8392nd ($1057 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6890th and 5172nd 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
$7.11
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$9112

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493