Johannesburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$547
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.82M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 97% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4745th and 7879th ($1204 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 222nd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5850th and 7390th 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
$12.2
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$19212

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522