Sheffield vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sheffield Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4650
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1138
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1898
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3202
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
54 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
86
63
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
518K
1.27M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 89% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2172nd and 5331st ($1948 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 131st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Sheffield ranked 28th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 175th and 7513th 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
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1839
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1455
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5726
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1242
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24916
$5012

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870

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