Soweto vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Soweto	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$604	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$628	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	43	68
🏙️ Population	1.27M	955K

The cost of living in Soweto is 41% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5331st and 3058th ($1031 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 7513th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tenerife

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	Soweto	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$760	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.13	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.15	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5012	$7249

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469