Hanover vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1829
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4506
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$908
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1559
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
83
63
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanover is 77% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2689th and 5331st ($1829 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 82nd and 7513th 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
$17.3
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1227
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4553
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.18
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21676
$5012

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1664
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1655
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1661
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1661
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1655
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1648
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1558
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1547
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1614
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1487
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1596
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1547
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1538
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1508
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1520
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1549
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1529
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1567
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1563
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1585
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1430
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1420
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1596
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1565
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1567
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1571

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965