Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$604
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 10% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5331st and 6021st ($1031 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7513th and 6705th 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
$6.93
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$16158

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030