Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$511
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
62
19
😀 Quality of life
44
41
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 34% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6110th and 7192nd ($875 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 175th 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 Zhumadian. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 6750th and 7073rd 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
$5.93
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$12038

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544