Hengyang vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$216	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	43	57
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 41% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7767th and 5539th ($590 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6669th and 5667th 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	$2.64	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$5271

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003