Changsha vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$222	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	10M	4.43M

The cost of living in Changsha is 46% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7989th and 5069th ($582 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 3254th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Johannesburg

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	Changsha	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$5865

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

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