Johannesburg vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$441	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	4.43M	620K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 35% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5539th and 3353rd ($993 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 271st in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 5667th and 87th 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	$9.65	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307