Liverpool vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1774
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4525
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$954
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2907
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
90
38
🏙️ Population
513K
1.27M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 92% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2461st and 5917th ($1774 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 6th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 132nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.72%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.73
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1465
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15161
$3805

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1681
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1682
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1753
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1762
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1675
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1615
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1675
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1556
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1806
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1788
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1456
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1482
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1874
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1948
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1686
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1806
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2071
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1800
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1672
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1720
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1376
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1629
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1714
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1686

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