Kaohsiung vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$339
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
81
62
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5786th and 6110th ($932 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and South Africa, respectively. Check Taiwan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 320th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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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