Soweto vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$620
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
63
25
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Soweto is 77% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5251st and 7971st ($1057 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 230th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6890th and 7058th 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
$7.11
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$8982

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562