Johannesburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$403
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.49M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 26% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5921st and 6691st ($908 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$20642

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696