Bucharest vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$449
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.43M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5921st ($961 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and South Africa, respectively. Check Romania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 703rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Johannesburg

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Bucharest Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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