Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$511
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.29M

The cost of living in Soweto is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6110th and 6163rd ($875 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6750th and 264th 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
$5.93
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716