Soweto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$568
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 86% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5883rd and 8506th ($971 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 3930th 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
$6.55
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$19861

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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619