Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$604
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5331st and 5994th ($1031 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 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 7513th and 351st 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
$6.93
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684