Liverpool vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1937
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4778
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1057
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1802
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
85
63
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
513K
1.27M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 97% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2203rd and 5704th ($1937 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 132nd and 7th 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 30th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 190th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.63
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1131
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2021
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3531
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2577
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.88
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1594
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16116
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1804
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1815
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1680
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1873
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1883
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1813
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1712
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1828
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2040
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1682
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2001
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1759
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1578
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1921
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1788
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1698
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1835
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1513
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1839
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1840
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1783

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