Barcelona vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
1.73M
4.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 77% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1659th and 4745th ($2129 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 174th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Johannesburg

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Barcelona Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$5103

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965