Johannesburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$522
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
4.8M
12.7M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 50% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4839th and 6833rd ($1171 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5190th and 3150th 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
$11.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623