Johannesburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$485
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
74
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5031st and 6262nd ($1082 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 5648th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696