Soweto vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$567
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Soweto is 54% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5704th and 7501st ($984 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7050th and 2249th 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
$6.53
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571