Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$620
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 15% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5251st and 6200th ($1057 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 6890th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Yancheng

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Soweto Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$18853

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002