Soweto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$568
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6292nd ($971 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7063rd and 499th 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
$6.55
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$2
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719