Austin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	4.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 147% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 858th and 5539th ($2455 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 142nd and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Johannesburg

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	Austin	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5271

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003