Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$511
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
62
17
😀 Quality of life
44
41
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 50% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6110th and 7809th ($875 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 6750th and 7081st 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
$5.93
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532