Johannesburg vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2403
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$441
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1383
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
4.43M
10.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 106% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5539th and 8748th ($993 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 525th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5667th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shijiazhuang

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Johannesburg Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$684
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5271
$4785

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$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716