Johannesburg vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$441	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	4.43M	7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 56% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5539th and 7314th ($993 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5667th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Zhumadian

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	Johannesburg	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8598

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504