Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$402
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6099th and 5069th ($909 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1789th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045