Johannesburg vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$487
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
21
😀 Quality of life
58
40
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 14% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5069th and 5996th ($1079 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Yancheng

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Johannesburg Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$20047

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028