Johannesburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$522
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
97
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
4.8M
12.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 79% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4839th and 7564th ($1171 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5190th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Wuhan

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Johannesburg Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$8927

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584