Soweto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$567
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 95% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5704th and 8651st ($984 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7050th and 4484th 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
$6.53
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$19556

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563