Johannesburg vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$487
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
58
37
🏙️ Population
4.43M
9.03M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 80% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5069th and 7790th ($1079 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5446th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528