Johannesburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$547
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
4.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 77% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4745th and 7400th ($1204 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5850th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tianjin

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Johannesburg Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546