Soweto vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$568
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
62
28
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Soweto is 42% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5883rd and 7028th ($971 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 110th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$9066

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575