Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$511
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
21
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 6% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6110th and 5799th ($875 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 6750th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$19602

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074