Ibadan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$126
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
34
61
🏙️ Population
2.55M
4.43M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 71% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9275th and 5921st ($262 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ibadan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7930th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.63
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$4829

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$407
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$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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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