Soweto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$511
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
90
😀 Quality of life
44
73
🏙️ Population
1.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Soweto is 27% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6110th and 6886th ($875 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 104th 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 8th in China, while ranked 6750th and 1662nd 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
$5.93
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600