Johannesburg vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$441	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.98M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5539th and 6602nd ($993 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 5667th and 6725th 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	$9.65	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$18959

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575