Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$403
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 79% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5921st and 8471st ($908 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5184th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$4818

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617