Canberra vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	72
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	381K	4.43M

The cost of living in Canberra is 122% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 929th and 5069th ($2393 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 393rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Johannesburg

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	Canberra	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$5865

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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