Soweto vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$568
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
62
49
😀 Quality of life
39
52
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.1M

The cost of living in Soweto is 31% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6718th ($971 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 59th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$24056

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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742