Baltimore vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	72
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	586K	4.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 106% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1330th and 5069th ($2223 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 3rd 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 Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 121st and 5446th 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	$15.5	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$5865

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045