Fort Worth vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2173
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5404
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1279
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$2254
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4439
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
919K
4.43M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 139% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1353rd and 5921st ($2173 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 1st 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Fort Worth ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 169th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fort Worth Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.01
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.97
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25845
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2059
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1807
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2236
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2053
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2143
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2021
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2338
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1987
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$1992
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$1982
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2162
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2113
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$1804
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2306
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2149
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2193
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2157
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2497
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2111
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2267
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2119
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2206
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2235
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2200
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2199
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2323
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2516
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2384
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2223

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