Johannesburg vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$522
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
36
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
4.8M
6.98M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 46% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4839th and 6740th ($1171 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 5190th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Zhanjiang

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$19015

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584