Shenzhen vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$484
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
62
😀 Quality of life
80
44
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 7% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5744th and 6110th ($939 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 460th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Soweto

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Shenzhen Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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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