Hong Kong vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
80
43
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 158% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 640th and 5331st ($2663 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 676th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Soweto

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Hong Kong Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965