Soweto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$568
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Soweto is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6227th ($971 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7063rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691