Johannesburg vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison
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Johannesburg | Kathmandu | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kathmandu
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Johannesburg | Kathmandu | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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11 km or 6.8 mi | Sandton | |
13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
262 km or 163 mi | Lobatse | |
275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
287 km or 179 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
311 km or 193 mi | Mbabane | |
323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
443 km or 275 mi | Matola | |
446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Kathmandu
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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5 km or 3.1 mi | Lalitpur | |
47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
183 km or 114 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
384 km or 239 mi | Shigatse | |
398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
400 km or 249 mi | Paro | |
410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
411 km or 256 mi | Saidpur | |
421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |