Johannesburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$487	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	4.43M	13.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 52% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5069th and 6862nd ($1079 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5446th and 2285th 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	$9.91	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$16590

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618