Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$620
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 77% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5251st and 7977th ($1057 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 234th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6890th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$9042

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507