Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$604
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 69% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5331st and 7898th ($1031 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7513th and 7422nd 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
$6.93
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$18568

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19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531