Soweto vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$604
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.7M

The cost of living in Soweto is 29% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5331st and 6776th ($1031 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 29th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7513th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Suzhou

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Soweto Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635