Soweto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$568
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
8
😀 Quality of life
39
58
🏙️ Population
1.27M
24.7K

The cost of living in Soweto is 37% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5883rd and 3466th ($971 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7063rd and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$8081

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482