Johannesburg vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$485
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
74
18
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
9.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 86% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5031st and 7983rd ($1082 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 5648th and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$12618

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489