Johannesburg vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$487
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
72
19
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
4.43M
9.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 65% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5069th and 7242nd ($1079 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 159th 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 Nanyang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 5446th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$14023

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502