Gothenburg vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$895	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	72
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	608K	4.43M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 60% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5069th ($1725 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and South Africa, respectively. Check Sweden vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 81st and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Johannesburg

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	Gothenburg	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$5865

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045