Charlotte vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	72
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	875K	4.43M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 155% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 761st and 5539th ($2528 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 252nd and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Johannesburg

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	Charlotte	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$5271

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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