Chengdu vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$251	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7209th and 5069th ($660 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1933rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Johannesburg

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	Chengdu	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$5865

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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