Johannesburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$403
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 9% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5921st and 5356th ($908 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 343rd 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
$7.41
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$13893

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721