Ibadan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$363
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
38
60
🏙️ Population
2.56M
4.8M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 45% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7566th and 4745th ($658 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8113th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Johannesburg

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Ibadan Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$5103

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$639
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$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

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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