Hanover vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1792
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4490
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$848
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3188
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
83
63
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanover is 70% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2887th and 5251st ($1792 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 89th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Soweto

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Hanover Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1566
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1147
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4591
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3497
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.27
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25389
$4370

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592

Cities near Soweto

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