Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$511
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 25% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6110th and 4516th ($875 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6750th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589