Johannesburg vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$522	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$1360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	4.8M	4.05M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4839th and 5023rd ($1171 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5190th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs New Taipei

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	Johannesburg	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602