Cologne vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
4.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 72% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2308th and 5069th ($1851 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 16th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Johannesburg

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Cologne Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5865

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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