Soweto vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$540	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	21
😀 Quality of life	38	40
🏙️ Population	1.27M	6.71M

The cost of living in Soweto is 3% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5917th and 6043rd ($923 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th 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 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7204th and 6955th 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	$6.16	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$22179

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984