Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Soweto | Zhoukou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Soweto is 59% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5917th and 7893rd ($923 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 7204th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Soweto vs Zhoukou
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| Soweto | Zhoukou | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Zhoukou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 31 km or 19 mi |  Xiangcheng | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Luohe | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Jieshou | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Xuchang | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Zhumadian | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Changge | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Wugang | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Xinzheng | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Yuzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Pingdingshan | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Shangqiu | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kaifeng | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Fuyang | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Zhengzhou | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Xinmi | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Yongcheng | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Xingyang | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Xinyang | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dengfeng | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Changyuan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Ruzhou | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Heze | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Gongyi | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Xinxiang | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Huaibei | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Weihui | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nanyang | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Yanshi | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Suzhou | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Huixian | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Jiaozuo | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Mengzhou | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Qinyang | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Luoyang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Guangshui | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Hebi | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Puyang | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Zaoyang | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Suizhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Xuzhou |