Edinburgh vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
74
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
488K
4.43M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 113% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1247th and 5031st ($2310 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 59th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Johannesburg

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Edinburgh Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$5503

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

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