Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$567
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 25% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5704th and 4455th ($984 vs $1313) 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7050th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589