Manchester vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manchester is 120% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1500th and 5883rd ($2137 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 76th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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