Soweto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$568
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5883rd and 4715th ($971 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7063rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605