Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$568
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
62
19
😀 Quality of life
39
38
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 47% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5883rd and 7219th ($971 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 7063rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$9322

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$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$591
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525