Soweto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Soweto	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$984	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$567	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1672	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	1.27M	24.7K

The cost of living in Soweto is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5704th and 3601st ($984 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in South Africa and the Seychelles, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7050th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Victoria

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	Soweto	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$724	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3811	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420