Sheffield vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sheffield Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1940
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4660
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1122
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3317
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
54 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
86
63
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
518K
1.27M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 84% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2232nd and 5251st ($1940 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 144th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Sheffield ranked 27th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 177th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Soweto

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Sheffield Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$833
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1725
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4981
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2791
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.92
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.5
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1257
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24899
$4370

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871

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