Johannesburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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