Johannesburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2403
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$441
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1383
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
4.43M
13.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 45% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5539th and 6956th ($993 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5667th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$684
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5271
$18215

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$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616