Johannesburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$522
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.35M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 24% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4839th and 6085th ($1171 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5190th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Taoyuan

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Johannesburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464