Johannesburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$522
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4839th and 4661st ($1171 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5190th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Taipei

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Johannesburg Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602