Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$604
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
43
89
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.36M

The cost of living in Soweto is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5331st and 5651st ($1031 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7513th and 245th 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
$6.93
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473