Casablanca vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Casablanca	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1989	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$400	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	72
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	3.22M	4.43M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 14% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6258th and 5539th ($850 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Morocco and South Africa, respectively. Check Morocco vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5009th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Johannesburg

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	Casablanca	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$969	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.28	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4842	$5271

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040

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