Soweto vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$568
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
62
17
😀 Quality of life
39
37
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Soweto is 62% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5883rd and 7790th ($971 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 315th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528