Adelaide vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 96% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1178th and 4745th ($2355 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 75th and 5850th 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	$15.8	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$5103

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965