Soweto vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$567
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
45
99
🏙️ Population
1.27M
14.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 42% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5704th and 3130th ($984 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7050th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961