Johannesburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$522
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
68
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
4.8M
12.6M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 129% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4839th and 8643rd ($1171 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5190th and 4641st 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
$11.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$21713

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11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556