Soweto vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.86M

The cost of living in Soweto is 45% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5883rd and 2592nd ($971 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Africa and Poland, respectively. Check South Africa vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7063rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Warsaw

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Soweto Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390