Nanyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nanyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$632	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1713	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$249	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$732	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	19	63
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	9.71M	1.27M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7346th and 5917th ($632 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 6th 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 Nanyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Nanyang ranked 320th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7198th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Soweto

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	Nanyang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3166	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12899	$3805

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003