Sheffield vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sheffield	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1809	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4321	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1832	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3121	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	518K	1.27M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 86% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2462nd and 5883rd ($1809 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Sheffield ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 127th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sheffield	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1936	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1514	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.47%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2630	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.03	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1136	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$4830

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045