Johannesburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$403
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.56M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 57% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5921st and 7871st ($908 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6810th 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
$7.41
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586