Johannesburg vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$403
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
34
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 82% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5921st and 8516th ($908 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Luoyang

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Johannesburg Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$10091

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584