Johannesburg vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$547
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
60
50
🏙️ Population
4.8M
6.71M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 28% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4745th and 6021st ($1204 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 5850th and 6705th 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
$12.2
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$16158

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030