Johannesburg vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$403
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.23M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5921st and 7132nd ($908 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$13167

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574