Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$540
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Soweto is 5% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5917th and 6171st ($923 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7204th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$18619

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$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443