Johannesburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$403
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
61
84
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.73M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5921st and 5786th ($908 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$12618

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655