Arlington vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	394K	4.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 59% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2324th and 4745th ($1913 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 895th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Johannesburg

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	Arlington	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$5103

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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