Cost of living comparison
China is 6.2% more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in China instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.30
ZAR168.12
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
ZAR89.00
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR18.81
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
ZAR13.27
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZAR18.01
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
ZAR71.11
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
ZAR76.65
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
ZAR39.99
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
ZAR37.90
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZAR12.98
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.45
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.00
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.16
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.22
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.98
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Johannesburg
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
ZAR87.33
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.88
ZAR1,371.51
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,696.94
ZAR356,010.37
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.88
ZAR178.50
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Johannesburg
|
China
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.51
ZAR822.58
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.53
ZAR7,383.92
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.43
ZAR6,514.50
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.63
ZAR1,547.63
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
ZAR4,369.22
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,451.68
ZAR98,535.76
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
ZAR39.56
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
ZAR35.00
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
ZAR54.88
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.81
ZAR593.05
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
ZAR123.61
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Johannesburg
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
ZAR838.77
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.12
ZAR634.70
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
ZAR1,496.20
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.39
ZAR1,507.18
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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