Johannesburg vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$487	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	58	49
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5069th and 7096th ($1079 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5446th and 6280th 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	$9.91	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$3282

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603