Johannesburg vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$485
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
74
70
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
4.43M
10.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 114% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5031st and 8645th ($1082 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5648th and 5294th 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
$10.1
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707