Denver vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
716K
4.43M

The cost of living in Denver is 150% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 444th and 5069th ($2699 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 160th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Johannesburg

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Denver Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$5865

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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