Johannesburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$441	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	84
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	4.43M	3.03M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5539th and 6071st ($993 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5667th and 521st 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	$9.65	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$18658

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671