Johannesburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$487	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	98
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	4.43M	12.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 56% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5069th and 6979th ($1079 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5446th and 2526th 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	$9.91	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611