Soweto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$540	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	38	59
🏙️ Population	1.27M	24.7K

The cost of living in Soweto is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5917th and 3454th ($923 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7204th and 5404th 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	$6.16	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408