Soweto vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$511
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
62
98
😀 Quality of life
44
71
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 35% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6110th and 7238th ($875 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6750th and 2438th 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
$5.93
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575