Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$620
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.35M

The cost of living in Soweto is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5251st and 6085th ($1057 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6890th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Taoyuan

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Soweto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$17081

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464