Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$604
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
43
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 72% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5331st and 7983rd ($1031 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 7513th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Zhumadian

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Soweto Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$8478

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$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513