Johannesburg vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$403
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
72
19
😀 Quality of life
61
41
🏙️ Population
4.43M
9.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 41% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5921st and 7280th ($908 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 5184th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583