Johannesburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$403
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
61
41
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.82M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5921st and 6604th ($908 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5184th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543