Baltimore vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	586K	4.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 130% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5539th ($2287 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 131st and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Johannesburg

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	Baltimore	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5271

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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