Maoming vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maoming Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$422
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
29
62
😀 Quality of life
46
44
🏙️ Population
6.17M
1.27M

The cost of living in Maoming is 2% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6186th and 6110th ($857 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.1 months in Maoming compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6533rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maoming Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$970
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3744
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$519
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18555
$2867

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$831
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$777
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$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
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$780
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$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952