Soweto vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$540
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
38
41
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Soweto is 41% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5917th and 7175th ($923 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7204th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.88
🥤 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
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$8587

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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558