Soweto vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Soweto	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$620	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1631	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	48	98
🏙️ Population	1.27M	5.45M

The cost of living in Soweto is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5251st and 348th ($1057 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in South Africa and Australia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6890th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Sydney

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	Soweto	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.11	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$779	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.53	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4370	$21946

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864