Soweto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$620
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Soweto is 59% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5251st and 7496th ($1057 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 93rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6890th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tianjin

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Soweto Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$19275

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19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547