Amsterdam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1428
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	921K	4.43M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 180% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 612th and 5921st ($2545 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1st in South Africa, while ranked 37th and 5184th 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	$18.4	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$4829

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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