Barcelona vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
1.66M
4.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 75% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2198th and 5069th ($1887 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 238th and 5446th 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
$16.1
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5865

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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