Johannesburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$485
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
84
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.33M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5031st and 5995th ($1082 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5648th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451