Adelaide vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.43M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 108% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1267th and 5069th ($2246 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 64th and 5446th 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	$17.1	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$5865

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045