Johannesburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$487
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
4.43M
17.7M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 13% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5069th and 5948th ($1079 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5446th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shenzhen

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618