Kaohsiung vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$382
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
87
48
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5666th and 5251st ($999 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 364th and 6890th 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
$3.78
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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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