Johannesburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$487
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.7M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5069th and 5553rd ($1079 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5446th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Suzhou

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Johannesburg Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645