Hanover vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4209
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$892
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1501
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
82
63
😀 Quality of life
91
38
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanover is 87% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2608th and 5917th ($1726 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 93rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1063
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4316
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26877
$3805

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1544
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1532
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1564
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1558
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1559
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1466
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1458
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1530
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1549
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1498
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1460
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1512
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1407
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1371
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1482
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1411
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1371
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1401
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1417
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1517
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1515
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1418
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1469
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1431
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1558
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1352
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1442
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1423
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1420
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1421

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003