Cordoba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$360	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	1.33M	4.43M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 7% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5904th and 5539th ($926 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4922nd and 5667th 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	$9.59	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$5271

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003