Hanover vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4562
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$891
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1525
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2914
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
82
63
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanover is 86% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2626th and 5704th ($1828 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 112th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1515
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4748
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29738
$3811

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1641
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1633
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1618
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1644
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1652
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1619
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1562
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1536
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1605
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1580
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1602
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1511
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1593
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1548
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1534
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1507
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1527
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1547
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1515
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1587
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1582
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1561
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1585
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1563
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1556
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1413
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1570
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1563
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1564
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1565

Cities near Soweto

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