Soweto vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$567
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.27M
767K

The cost of living in Soweto is 32% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5704th and 4147th ($984 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 7050th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890