Johannesburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$403
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
61
53
🏙️ Population
4.43M
8.78M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5921st and 6882nd ($908 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6124th 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
$7.41
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083