Johannesburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$522
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
4.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4839th and 6106th ($1171 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5190th and 1113th 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
$11.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638