Barcelona vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.7M
4.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 93% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1764th and 5031st ($2087 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 229th and 5648th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$5503

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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