Soweto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$620
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
68
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Soweto is 107% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5251st and 8643rd ($1057 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6890th and 4641st 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
$7.11
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$21713

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556