Johannesburg vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$522
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
4.8M
6.23M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 96% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4839th and 7971st ($1171 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 5190th and 7058th 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
$11.5
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.3
🥤 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
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$8982

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562