Johannesburg vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$522
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
14
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
4.8M
9.03M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 96% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4839th and 7960th ($1171 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5190th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Zhoukou

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Johannesburg Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514