Soweto vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Soweto	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1598	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$511	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1509	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	45
😀 Quality of life	44	55
🏙️ Population	1.27M	2.86M

The cost of living in Soweto is 11% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6110th and 6424th ($875 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6750th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tashkent

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	Soweto	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.62	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$379	$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$731	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.38	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.33	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.84	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2867	$8199

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$416
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$682
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$692
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$682
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$680
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$674
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$473
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$558
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$479
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$582
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$647
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$479
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$434
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$562
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$638
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$475
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$529
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$416
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$399
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$653
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$560
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$398
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$504
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$446
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$671
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$658
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$935