Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$496
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
74
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 5% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4856th and 5031st ($1139 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1059th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$5503

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915