Gujranwala vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$98	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$1614
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	30	62
🏙️ Population	2.03M	4.43M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 72% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9199th and 5031st ($302 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8772nd and 5648th 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	$2.41	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$5503

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915