Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$547
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
68
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
4.8M
12.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 130% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4745th and 8548th ($1204 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 485th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5850th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567