Soweto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$540
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
38
81
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Soweto is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5917th and 6380th ($923 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7204th and 498th 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
$6.16
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682