Soweto vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1529
🏠 One person rent
$540
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
38
58
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.24M

The cost of living in Soweto is 65% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5917th and 8142nd ($923 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 7204th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$7618

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$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$536
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$701
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$385
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$518
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$513
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$492
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$488
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$563
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$500
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$545
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$432
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$521
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$490
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$480
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$474
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$471
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$417
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$395
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$493
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$458
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$421
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$408
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$417
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$500
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$486
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$458
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$464
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$453
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$505
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$410
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$365
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$510
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$614
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$427
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$430