Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$567
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
16
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 69% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5704th and 7972nd ($984 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 7050th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$14551

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499