Johannesburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$487
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5069th and 4715th ($1079 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5446th and 311th 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
$9.91
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605