Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$567
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
21
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 8% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5704th and 6158th ($984 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 7050th and 7008th 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
$6.53
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$18627

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003