Adelaide vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 100% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1210th and 4839th ($2338 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 73rd and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Johannesburg

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	Adelaide	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$5808

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Johannesburg

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