Buenos Aires vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2403
🏠 One person rent
$470
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1383
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 14% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4694th and 5539th ($1130 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1194th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$5271

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003