Johannesburg vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$547
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
60
47
🏙️ Population
4.8M
6.23M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 102% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4745th and 8011th ($1204 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 270th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Xinyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 5850th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Xinyang

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Johannesburg Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$8362

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554