Johannesburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$487
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.33M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 24% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5069th and 6227th ($1079 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5446th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691