Liverpool vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4660
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1016
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1759
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
62
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
513K
1.27M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 95% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2193rd and 5883rd ($1889 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 135th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Liverpool ranked 24th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 145th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2262
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2545
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1545
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11337
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1789
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1797
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1647
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1784
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1761
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1755
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1529
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1824
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1844
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1749
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1761
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1752
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1675
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1852
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1849
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1585
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1556
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1910
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1936
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1860
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1592
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1552
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1877
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1776
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1722
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1802
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1493
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1763
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1783
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1780

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045