Soweto vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$568
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
62
98
😀 Quality of life
39
70
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 40% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6979th ($971 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 100th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 2526th 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
$6.55
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$2
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611