Gothenburg vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$891	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	72
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	608K	4.43M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 86% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5921st ($1690 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and South Africa, respectively. Check Sweden vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 84th and 5184th 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	$12.4	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$4829

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

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