Johannesburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$522
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4839th and 5984th ($1171 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5190th and 409th 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
$11.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665