Johannesburg vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$3962
🏠 One person rent	$485	$856
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1466
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$3010
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	71
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	4.43M	620K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 36% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5031st and 3162nd ($1082 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 230th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Leipzig ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 5648th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Leipzig

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	Johannesburg	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$10887

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401