Manchester vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
548K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manchester is 130% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1330th and 5704th ($2265 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 107th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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