Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$780
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
85
43
🏙️ Population
886K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 71% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2979th and 5331st ($1759 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 7th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 453rd and 7513th 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
$18.7
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965