Johannesburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$522
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
4.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 77% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4839th and 7496th ($1171 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 93rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5190th and 2445th 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
$11.5
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$19275

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547