Foshan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$156	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.27M

The cost of living in Foshan is 34% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7900th and 6110th ($575 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 1721st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Soweto

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	Foshan	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$2867

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952