Johannesburg vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$547
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
31
😀 Quality of life
60
49
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 123% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4745th and 8441st ($1204 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 447th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 5850th and 6749th 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
$12.2
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610