Barcelona vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
1.64M
4.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 95% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5921st ($1773 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 193rd and 5184th 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
$15.3
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$4829

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952