Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$568
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
21
😀 Quality of life
39
40
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 3% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5883rd and 5996th ($971 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 6953rd 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
$6.55
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028