Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$620
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5251st and 4661st ($1057 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6890th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Taipei

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Soweto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602