Shangqiu vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shangqiu	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$775	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2025	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$391	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$679	$1724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	62
😀 Quality of life	38	39
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6542nd and 5883rd ($775 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Shangqiu ranked 316th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7163rd and 7063rd 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	$4.07	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.82	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3237	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2037	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.4	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18304	$4830

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542

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