Shaoyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shaoyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1703	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$223	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$1724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	62
😀 Quality of life	39	39
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 37% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7649th and 5883rd ($612 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7013th and 7063rd 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	$2.92	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3102	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10066	$4830

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

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