Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$540
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
38
81
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5917th and 6071st ($923 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7204th and 521st 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
$6.16
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671