Soweto vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	38	94
🏙️ Population	1.27M	548K

The cost of living in Soweto is 58% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5917th and 1356th ($923 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7204th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs The Hague

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	Soweto	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530