Arlington vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	394K	4.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 63% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2397th and 4839th ($1907 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 894th and 5190th 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	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$5808

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950