Foshan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$185
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5069th ($602 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 3rd in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2359th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045