Adelaide vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.43M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 140% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1333rd and 5921st ($2180 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 75th and 5184th 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
$19.5
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$4829

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

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