Shaoyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shaoyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$212	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$402	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$720	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	62
😀 Quality of life	43	44
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 34% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7871st and 6110th ($577 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shaoyang ranked 236th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6810th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Soweto

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	Shaoyang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.08	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.8	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3499	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11076	$2867

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586

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