Hengyang vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hengyang	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$231	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$760	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	44	58
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 43% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7667th and 5069th ($611 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hengyang ranked 135th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6641st and 5446th 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	$2.73	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3411	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3288	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.7	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5721	$5865

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

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