Johannesburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$522	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	4.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 95% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4839th and 7929th ($1171 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 213th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5190th and 7123rd 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	$11.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$11939

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615