Johannesburg vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$487
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
34
😀 Quality of life
58
40
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 111% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5069th and 8612th ($1079 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 529th 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$17189

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599