Soweto vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$568
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
62
38
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.98M

The cost of living in Soweto is 24% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6518th ($971 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 7063rd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Zhanjiang

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Soweto Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601