Soweto vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$604
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
43
96
🏙️ Population
1.27M
14.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5331st and 3273rd ($1031 vs $1679) 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7513th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tokyo

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Soweto Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006