Luoyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1410
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$137
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.8
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
34
62
😀 Quality of life
43
44
🏙️ Population
7.06M
1.27M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8516th and 6110th ($498 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Luoyang ranked 238th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6813th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luoyang Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.66
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.1
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.55
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.46
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10091
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584

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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