Shangqiu vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shangqiu	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1910	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$362	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$624	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$1509
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	62
😀 Quality of life	41	44
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 15% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6604th and 6110th ($743 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Shangqiu ranked 319th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7053rd and 6750th 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	$4.73	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14498	$2867

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952