Hanover vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$953
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
62
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
545K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanover is 88% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2395th and 5883rd ($1828 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 83rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$4830

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

Cities near Soweto

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