Johannesburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$547
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.43M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4745th and 4646th ($1204 vs $1248) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5850th and 178th 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
$12.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612