Shangrao vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangrao	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2065	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$263	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$800	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	20	63
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	6.44M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangrao is 27% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7052nd and 5917th ($671 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shangrao ranked 210th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6873rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs Soweto

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	Shangrao	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.13	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4836	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.02	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.84	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31722	$3805

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621

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