Johannesburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$487	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	4.43M	8.78M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 62% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5069th and 7155th ($1079 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6224th 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	$9.91	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$22902

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014