Soweto vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$604
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
63
42
😀 Quality of life
43
55
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.1M

The cost of living in Soweto is 43% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5331st and 7142nd ($1031 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 50th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 7513th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Yantai

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Soweto Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$16486

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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

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720