Johannesburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$547	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	74
😀 Quality of life	60	58
🏙️ Population	4.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 97% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4745th and 7878th ($1204 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 221st in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5850th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shenyang

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	Johannesburg	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$22712

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532