Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$540	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$1684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	38	86
🏙️ Population	1.27M	2.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5917th and 4534th ($923 vs $1181) 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7204th and 339th 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	$6.16	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$19749

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Cities near Soweto

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

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581