Cordoba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cordoba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1049	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2539	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$400	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$675	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	1.33M	4.43M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 3% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5212th and 5031st ($1049 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5409th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Johannesburg

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	Cordoba	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.48%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2593	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1676	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.05	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3280	$5503

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$867
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$716
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$813
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$750
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$788
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$781
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$756
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$779
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$802
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$801
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$571
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$761
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$764
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$642
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$789
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$739
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$667
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$646
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$578
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$832
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$875
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$868
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$838
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$835
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$877
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$897
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$671
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$752
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$866
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$963
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$603
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$633
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$639
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$591
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$855

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