Cleveland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
74
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
373K
4.43M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 76% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2297th and 5031st ($1908 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 284th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$5503

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915