George Town vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	73
😀 Quality of life	80	60
🏙️ Population	47K	4.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 215% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 15th and 4745th ($3795 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Cayman Islands and South Africa, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 717th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Johannesburg

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	George Town	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$5103

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965