Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$485
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
77
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 115% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5031st and 8651st ($1082 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 491st in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5648th and 4484th 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
$10.1
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563