Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$567
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 2% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5704th and 5518th ($984 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7050th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650