Denver vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2775
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6485
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2926
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$695
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4922
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
716K
4.43M

The cost of living in Denver is 156% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 434th and 5031st ($2775 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 183rd and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.66
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3135
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2601
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5007
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3720
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.24
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$199
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1571
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16240
$5503

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753

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