Soweto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$540
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
38
66
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 80% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5917th and 8544th ($923 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7204th and 3982nd 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
$6.16
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$19343

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$993
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$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591