Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$540
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
63
19
😀 Quality of life
38
38
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 45% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5917th and 7314th ($923 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7204th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$8598

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504