Hengyang vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$222	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	73
😀 Quality of life	49	60
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 50% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7957th and 4745th ($602 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6806th and 5850th 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	$2.83	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$5103

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965