George Town vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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George Town | Johannesburg | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in George Town is 238% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 17th and 5069th ($3644 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 703rd and 5446th 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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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419 km or 260 mi | Matanzas | |
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425 km or 264 mi | Moron | |
429 km or 266 mi | Camaguey | |
430 km or 267 mi | Mandeville | |
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461 km or 287 mi | Manzanillo | |
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13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
262 km or 163 mi | Lobatse | |
275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
287 km or 179 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
311 km or 193 mi | Mbabane | |
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417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
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443 km or 275 mi | Matola | |
446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
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