Johannesburg vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$487
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
4.43M
846K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 144% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5069th and 8885th ($1079 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Nepal, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5446th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$4063

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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

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330