Soweto vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$540
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
38
70
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 41% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5917th and 7163rd ($923 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7204th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Wuhan

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Soweto Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$8658

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586