Bristol vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	472K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bristol is 134% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1113th and 5539th ($2321 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 236th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Johannesburg

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	Bristol	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$5271

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003