Soweto vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$567
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.98M

The cost of living in Soweto is 25% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5704th and 6706th ($984 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 7050th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574