Johannesburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$547
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
4.8M
9.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 83% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4745th and 7558th ($1204 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5850th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Ningbo

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Johannesburg Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538