Johannesburg vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$441	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	4
😀 Quality of life	57	26
🏙️ Population	4.43M	13.9K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 0.8% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5539th and 5500th ($993 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5667th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kingstown

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	Johannesburg	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$7119

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789