Soweto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$511
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
84
😀 Quality of life
44
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 12% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6110th and 5356th ($875 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6750th and 343rd 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
$5.93
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721