Soweto vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$568	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	28
😀 Quality of life	39	50
🏙️ Population	1.27M	431K

The cost of living in Soweto is 16% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6296th ($971 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Africa and Namibia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7063rd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Windhoek

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	Soweto	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$5452

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822