Johannesburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$403
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.29M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 5% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5921st and 6163rd ($908 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$13937

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716