Johannesburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$487	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	58	39
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 76% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5069th and 7649th ($1079 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5446th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shaoyang

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	Johannesburg	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610