Cleveland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
373K
4.43M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 82% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1971st and 5069th ($1963 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 3rd 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 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 269th and 5446th 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
$16.2
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$5865

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045