Foshan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$230
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7844th and 5251st ($611 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 6th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 3253rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$4370

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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$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
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$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
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$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950