Johannesburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$487	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	4.43M	9.07M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 110% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5069th and 8584th ($1079 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5446th and 3326th 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	$9.91	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$25284

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511