Johannesburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$485
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
98
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 69% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5031st and 7501st ($1082 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 106th 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 Wuhan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5648th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571