Kaohsiung vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$342
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
81
62
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6046th and 5883rd ($932 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Taiwan and South Africa, respectively. Check Taiwan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 389th and 7063rd 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
$3.76
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045