Gujranwala vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$420
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	34	60
🏙️ Population	2.03M	4.8M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 74% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9171st and 4745th ($309 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8578th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Johannesburg

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	Gujranwala	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$5103

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

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