Amsterdam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	4.43M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 165% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 252nd and 5069th ($2859 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and South Africa, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 25th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Johannesburg

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	Amsterdam	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$5865

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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