Soweto vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$511
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
62
38
😀 Quality of life
44
45
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.98M

The cost of living in Soweto is 13% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6110th and 6458th ($875 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th 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 161st in China, while ranked 6750th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$19859

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573