Soweto vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$620
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.79M

The cost of living in Soweto is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5251st and 897th ($1057 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in South Africa and Canada, respectively. Check South Africa vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6890th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Toronto

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Soweto Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029