Soweto vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$540	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	18
😀 Quality of life	38	60
🏙️ Population	1.27M	932K

The cost of living in Soweto is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5917th and 3004th ($923 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7204th and 5171st 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	$6.16	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291