Soweto vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$933
🏠 One person rent
$604
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
1.27M
5.94M

The cost of living in Soweto is 56% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5331st and 7534th ($1031 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 7513th and 5942nd 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
$6.93
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$877

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$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298