Johannesburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$403
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
61
82
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 0.6% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5921st and 5887th ($908 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741