Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$365
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 13% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6407th and 5921st ($791 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2311th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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