Soweto vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$511
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
62
57
😀 Quality of life
44
68
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.12M

The cost of living in Soweto is 19% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 6110th and 4788th ($875 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Georgia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 6750th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$6292

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553