Kaohsiung vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$353
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5770th and 5331st ($971 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Taiwan and South Africa, respectively. Check Taiwan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 281st and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Soweto

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Kaohsiung Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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