Soweto vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$511
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$3734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
44
94
🏙️ Population
1.27M
548K

The cost of living in Soweto is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6110th and 2098th ($875 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in South Africa and the Netherlands, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 2 months in The Hague. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6750th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$8049

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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
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539