Johannesburg vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$724
🏠 One person rent	$485	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	74	39
😀 Quality of life	62	47
🏙️ Population	4.43M	929K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 260% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 5031st and 9202nd ($1082 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in South Africa and Bangladesh, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5648th and 6845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Khulna

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	Johannesburg	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$1374

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358