Copenhagen vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
96
61
🏙️ Population
644K
4.43M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 163% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 872nd and 5921st ($2387 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and South Africa, respectively. Check Denmark vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Johannesburg

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Copenhagen Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$4829

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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