Johannesburg vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$487
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.98M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5069th and 6518th ($1079 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 5446th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601