Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$487
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 107% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5069th and 8506th ($1079 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5446th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619