Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$567
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
45
84
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Soweto is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5704th and 5995th ($984 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7050th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$14970

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451