Soweto vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Soweto	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1777	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$568	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.8	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1724	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	30
😀 Quality of life	39	26
🏙️ Population	1.27M	6.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 6% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6082nd ($971 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Africa and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Africa vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 7063rd and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Yangon

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	Soweto	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.43%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4830	$10024

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626