Johannesburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$485	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	53
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	4.43M	8.78M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 74% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5031st and 7641st ($1082 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 138th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5648th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Quanzhou

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	Johannesburg	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$9321

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941