Soweto vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$567
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.1M

The cost of living in Soweto is 41% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5704th and 7113th ($984 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7050th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$12503

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688