Soweto vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$620
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
39
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
1.27M
767K

The cost of living in Soweto is 29% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5251st and 4105th ($1057 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in South Africa and Croatia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6890th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Zagreb

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Soweto Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961