Hong Kong vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	7.41M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 155% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 379th and 5069th ($2753 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 205th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Johannesburg

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	Hong Kong	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$5865

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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