Soweto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$567
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 10% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5704th and 6262nd ($984 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 7050th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tainan

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Soweto Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$6518

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Cities near Soweto

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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696