Johannesburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$487	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.44M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 51% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5069th and 6841st ($1079 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shangrao

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	Johannesburg	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$19047

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694