Johannesburg vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$522
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
29
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
4.8M
846K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 185% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4839th and 8958th ($1171 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5190th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kathmandu

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Johannesburg Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360