Johannesburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$403
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
61
56
🏙️ Population
4.43M
9.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 34% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5921st and 6976th ($908 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5184th and 5865th 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
$7.41
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524