Goiania vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$272	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	72
😀 Quality of life	50	57
🏙️ Population	1.44M	4.43M

The cost of living in Goiania is 33% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7098th and 5539th ($665 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Goiania ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6239th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Johannesburg

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	Goiania	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$5271

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003