Soweto vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Soweto	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$984	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$567	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1672	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	1.27M	6.44K

The cost of living in Soweto is 44% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5704th and 2847th ($984 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in South Africa and Malta, respectively. Check South Africa vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 7050th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Valletta

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	Soweto	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$724	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3811	$12705

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Cities near Soweto

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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375