Soweto vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$511
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
62
28
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Soweto is 33% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6110th and 7132nd ($875 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 162nd 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 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6750th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Xinyang

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Soweto Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$13167

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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574