Soweto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$604
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Soweto is 51% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5331st and 7400th ($1031 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 83rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7513th and 2024th 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
$6.93
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$16559

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19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546