Soweto vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$974
🏠 One person rent
$620
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
1.27M
5.94M

The cost of living in Soweto is 52% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5251st and 7286th ($1057 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6890th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Surat

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Soweto Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$929

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319