Hengyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hengyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$530	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$207	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$746	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	44	62
😀 Quality of life	48	44
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.27M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 39% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8282nd and 6110th ($530 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hengyang ranked 116th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6455th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Soweto

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	Hengyang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.44	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.05	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.51	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.3	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.24	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10726	$2867

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586

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