Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$620
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5251st and 5984th ($1057 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6890th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Taichung

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Soweto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665