Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$786
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
86
48
🏙️ Population
886K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 68% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2937th and 5251st ($1780 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 430th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Soweto

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Marseille Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950