Johannesburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$522	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	17
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	4.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 94% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4839th and 7914th ($1171 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 207th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 5190th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shangqiu

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	Johannesburg	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$16802

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518