Soweto vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$568
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
38
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
1.27M
767K

The cost of living in Soweto is 23% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5883rd and 4447th ($971 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in South Africa and Croatia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 7063rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$2
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$10598

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780