Soweto vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$511
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
40
😀 Quality of life
44
51
🏙️ Population
1.27M
5.94M

The cost of living in Soweto is 8% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6110th and 6358th ($875 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6750th and 6236th 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
$5.93
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$1785

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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361