Johannesburg vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$547
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
4.8M
9.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 110% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4745th and 8211th ($1204 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 352nd 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 Nanyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 5850th and 7311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nanyang

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Johannesburg Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$16421

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492