Shaoyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$209	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	63
😀 Quality of life	39	38
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 36% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7740th and 5917th ($592 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd 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 Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7044th and 7204th 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	$2.82	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$3805

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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