Johannesburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$547
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
4.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4745th and 5618th ($1204 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5850th and 1163rd 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
$12.2
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648