Soweto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$511
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
44
82
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 4% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6110th and 5887th ($875 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 Tainan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6750th and 364th 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
$5.93
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741