Quanzhou vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$278	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	50	39
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.27M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7155th and 5883rd ($666 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6224th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Soweto

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	Quanzhou	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$4830

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 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