Shenyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$159	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	85	62
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8584th and 5883rd ($514 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3326th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Soweto

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	Shenyang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$4830

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511

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