Soweto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$511
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
44
67
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 73% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6110th and 8471st ($875 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6750th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Zhengzhou

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Soweto Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$4818

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617