Cleveland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1865
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4488
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1837
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3355
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
373K
4.43M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 105% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2157th and 5921st ($1865 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Cleveland ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 222nd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.83
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$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
$1039
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.7
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$919
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18748
$4829

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842

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