Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$568
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
84
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6052nd ($971 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7063rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716