Soweto vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$568	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	39	95
🏙️ Population	1.27M	548K

The cost of living in Soweto is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5883rd and 1613th ($971 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7063rd and 35th 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	$6.55	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$9165

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611