Johannesburg vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$441	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	4.43M	756K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5539th and 6947th ($993 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in South Africa and Bolivia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5667th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs La Paz

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	Johannesburg	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580