Ibadan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$424
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
33
58
🏙️ Population
2.55M
4.43M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 30% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5069th ($759 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7660th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$5865

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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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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