Boston vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
676K
4.43M

The cost of living in Boston is 269% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 35th and 5921st ($3345 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 83rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$4829

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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