Soweto vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$511
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$572
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
50
😀 Quality of life
44
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.08M

The cost of living in Soweto is 26% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6110th and 4468th ($875 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Armenia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 6750th and 4769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Yerevan

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Soweto Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$7342

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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565