Soweto vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$620
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 62% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5251st and 7564th ($1057 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 107th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6890th and 2134th 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
$7.11
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584