Shangqiu vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$242	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$1672
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	63
😀 Quality of life	44	45
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 39% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7835th and 5704th ($598 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 7th 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 Shangqiu compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7180th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Soweto

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	Shangqiu	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$3811

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915