Johannesburg vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$487
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
58
41
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.23M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 58% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5069th and 7028th ($1079 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.74
🥤 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
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.29
🥩 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
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$9066

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575