Columbus vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
906K
4.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 109% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1248th and 5069th ($2252 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 242nd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Johannesburg

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Columbus Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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