Soweto vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$604
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
43
52
🏙️ Population
1.27M
6.98M

The cost of living in Soweto is 25% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5331st and 6659th ($1031 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 22nd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1 months in Zhanjiang. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 7513th and 6493rd 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
$6.93
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$18767

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593