Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$555
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 4% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4647th and 4745th ($1247 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1053rd and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$5103

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965