Soweto vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$567
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Soweto is 69% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5704th and 7962nd ($984 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 7050th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.16
🥤 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
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$7825

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546