Brisbane vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
2.36M
4.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 160% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 930th and 5921st ($2356 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 18th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Johannesburg

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Brisbane Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$4829

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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