Austin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	962K	4.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 123% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5031st ($2416 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 Austin compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 151st and 5648th 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	$19.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$5503

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915