Maoming vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$416	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	29	62
😀 Quality of life	44	39
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.27M

The cost of living in Maoming is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6548th and 5883rd ($774 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 5th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6627th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Soweto

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	Maoming	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$4830

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Soweto

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