Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$620
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 77% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5251st and 7960th ($1057 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6890th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$16685

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19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514