Johannesburg vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$403
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
61
45
🏙️ Population
4.43M
6.98M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 17% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5921st and 6458th ($908 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 5184th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573