Cleveland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
87
60
🏙️ Population
373K
4.8M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 61% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2199th and 4745th ($1941 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th 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 Cleveland compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 320th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Johannesburg

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Cleveland Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$5103

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965