Soweto vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$540	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	38	58
🏙️ Population	1.27M	603K

The cost of living in Soweto is 72% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5917th and 8377th ($923 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in South Africa and Tunisia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 7204th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tunis

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	Soweto	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$3168

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193