Soweto vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$540	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	38	55
🏙️ Population	1.27M	2.96M

The cost of living in Soweto is 8% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5917th and 6253rd ($923 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 7204th and 5872nd 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	$6.16	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$9301

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785