Johannesburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$403
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
4.43M
17.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5921st and 5744th ($908 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5184th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584