Soweto vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$567
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3535
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.97M

The cost of living in Soweto is 54% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5704th and 1640th ($984 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in South Africa and Austria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7050th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Vienna

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Soweto Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$25585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946