Shangrao vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shangrao	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2023	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$289	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.4	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$764	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	20	62
😀 Quality of life	40	39
🏙️ Population	6.44M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shangrao is 26% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6841st and 5883rd ($716 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Shangrao ranked 224th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6892nd and 7063rd 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	$3.54	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$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	$334	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.12%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5346	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2656	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.41	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19047	$4830

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694

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