Johannesburg vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$487	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$575
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	58	38
🏙️ Population	4.43M	11M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 84% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5069th and 7950th ($1079 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 369th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Linyi. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Linyi ranked 323rd in China, while ranked 5446th and 7184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Linyi

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	Johannesburg	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$89
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$5.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4239

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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

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$608
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$612
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$588
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$610
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$608
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$630
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$656
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$528
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$602
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$605
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$670
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$580
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$688
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$578
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$613
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$705
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$526
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$608
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$501
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$640
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$639
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$581
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$633
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$618
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$681
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$618
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$524
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$775
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$597
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$869
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1433