Hengyang vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$219	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	73
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 48% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7862nd and 4839th ($609 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6777th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Johannesburg

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	Hengyang	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$5808

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950