Johannesburg vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$403
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
4.43M
10.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 87% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5921st and 8597th ($908 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5184th and 4919th 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
$7.41
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733