Foshan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$208	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	70	38
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.27M

The cost of living in Foshan is 34% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5917th ($611 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 2601st and 7204th 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	$3.41	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$3805

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003