Johannesburg vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$522	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$1006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	4.8M	6.17M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 49% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4839th and 6807th ($1171 vs $789) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 5190th and 6563rd 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	$11.5	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$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	$0.75	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$19015

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943