Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$604
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.43M

The cost of living in Soweto is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5331st and 4646th ($1031 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7513th and 178th 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
$6.93
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612