Soweto vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$2034
🏠 One person rent	$568	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$870
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$501
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	45
😀 Quality of life	39	54
🏙️ Population	1.27M	2.96M

The cost of living in Soweto is 19% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6377th ($971 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 7063rd and 5908th 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	$6.55	$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$9093

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$429
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$660
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$596
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$658
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$671
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$666
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$663
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$667
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$468
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$527
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$473
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$469
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$532
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$664
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$461
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$519
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$419
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$530
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$653
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$672
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$567
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$645
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$435
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$452
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$710
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$681
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$467
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$673
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$661
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$450
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$654
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$838