Johannesburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$485	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	74	24
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 80% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5031st and 7790th ($1082 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5648th and 7090th 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	$10.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$10279

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599