Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$710
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
62
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
870K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 83% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3059th and 6110th ($1602 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 300th and 6750th 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
$15.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450

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