Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$756
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
877K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 76% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2991st and 5704th ($1733 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 374th and 7050th 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
$17.2
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

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