Shangqiu vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangqiu	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1915	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$371	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$643	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	63
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6735th and 5917th ($736 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shangqiu ranked 300th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7140th and 7204th 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	$3.69	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3083	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17921	$3805

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529

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