Liverpool vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1713
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4187
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$917
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1544
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2602
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
84
62
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
513K
1.27M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 96% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2633rd and 6110th ($1713 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 179th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Liverpool compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Liverpool ranked 18th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 163rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.68
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1979
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1072
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1465
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7816
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952