Soweto vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$567
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
50
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
603K

The cost of living in Soweto is 71% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5704th and 8012th ($984 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 7050th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$3493

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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

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358