Soweto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$620
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.85M

The cost of living in Soweto is 16% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5251st and 6264th ($1057 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6890th and 2963rd 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
$7.11
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697