Guangzhou vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$333
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
97
62
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6607th and 6110th ($742 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 955th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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