New Taipei vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$469	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.27M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 16% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5000th and 5917th ($1073 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Taiwan and South Africa, respectively. Check Taiwan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 302nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Soweto

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	New Taipei	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$3805

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

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