Johannesburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Johannesburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$547
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.36M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4745th and 5651st ($1204 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5850th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Johannesburg vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Johannesburg and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Johannesburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$19490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Johannesburg

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473