Johannesburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$485	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	24
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	4.43M	7.82M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 81% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5031st and 7835th ($1082 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 5648th and 7180th 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	$10.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$17107

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517