Edmonton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$950
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
1.01M
4.43M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 91% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2554th and 5921st ($1732 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 77th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Johannesburg

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Edmonton Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$4829

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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