Johannesburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$403
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 40% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5921st and 7238th ($908 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5184th and 2438th 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
$7.41
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$11975

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575