Johannesburg vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$403
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
21
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5921st and 5799th ($908 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6861st 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
$7.41
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$19602

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074