Soweto vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$567
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
63
19
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Soweto is 70% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5704th and 7987th ($984 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 243rd 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 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 7050th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$7830

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506