Gimhae vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gimhae	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$901	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$300	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	534K	4.43M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 16% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6130th and 5069th ($901 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd in South Korea and South Africa, respectively. Check South Korea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Gimhae compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Gimhae ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1665th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Johannesburg

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	Gimhae	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.76	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7296	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6199	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.52	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14608	$5865

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$973
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1122
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1083
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1002
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$992
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$1008
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$931
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1146
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1000
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$999
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$977
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$995
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$980
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$981
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1027
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$871
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$992
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$915
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$978
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1178
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$999
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$968
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$980
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1084
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1040
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$997
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1043
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1098

Cities near Johannesburg

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