Soweto vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$620
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.12M

The cost of living in Soweto is 3% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5251st and 5462nd ($1057 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 6890th and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$4901

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643