Johannesburg vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$522
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
31
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 123% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4839th and 8565th ($1171 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 466th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 5190th and 7063rd 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
$11.5
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598