Calgary vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 133% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1526th and 5921st ($2113 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 66th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Johannesburg

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	Calgary	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4829

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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