Soweto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$567
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
89
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Soweto is 52% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5704th and 7452nd ($984 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 98th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7050th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573