Johannesburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$441	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.73M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 4% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5539th and 5750th ($993 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5667th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kaohsiung

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	Johannesburg	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$10905

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601