Guangzhou vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$354
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.27M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6835th and 5251st ($782 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 2285th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Soweto

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Guangzhou Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950