Soweto vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$511
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
62
49
😀 Quality of life
44
54
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.1M

The cost of living in Soweto is 17% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6110th and 6575th ($875 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 40th in China, while ranked 6750th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677