Johannesburg vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$403	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	61	41
🏙️ Population	4.43M	7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5921st and 7192nd ($908 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 175th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 5184th and 7073rd 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	$7.41	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$12038

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544