Soweto vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$511
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
38
😀 Quality of life
44
75
🏙️ Population
1.27M
767K

The cost of living in Soweto is 30% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6110th and 4330th ($875 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Croatia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6750th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755