Johannesburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$485
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
85
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5031st and 5518th ($1082 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5648th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Taichung

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Johannesburg Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650