Cordoba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cordoba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$245	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$354	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$517	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	1.33M	4.43M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 32% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7461st and 5921st ($621 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Cordoba compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5099th and 5184th 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	$5.03	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.17%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1045	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.96	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2498	$4829

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$552
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$546
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$506
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$502
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$483
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$439
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$471
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$471
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$356
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$475
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$505
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$493
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$368
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$418
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$454
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$368
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$462
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$443
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$298
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$325
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$680
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$461
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$472
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$534
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$450
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$526
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$451
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$433
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$411
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$460
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$530
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$519
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$428
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$485
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$429
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$431
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$553

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