Beijing vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$596	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 1% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5141st and 5069th ($1067 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 763rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Johannesburg

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	Beijing	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$5865

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Johannesburg

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