Johannesburg vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$547	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	60	51
🏙️ Population	4.8M	6.17M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 51% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4745th and 6780th ($1204 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 5850th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Maoming

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	Johannesburg	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$19775

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954