Manchester vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manchester is 128% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1798th and 6110th ($1998 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 110th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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