Johannesburg vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Johannesburg	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2455	$2470
🏠 One person rent	$480	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1401	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	59	69
🏙️ Population	4.43M	9.94M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5488th and 5840th ($1055 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Peru, respectively. Check South Africa vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5738th and 3677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Lima

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	Johannesburg	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.99	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	9.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$1710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$655	$1827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.65	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.08	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$5.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.87	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5042	$8192

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$916
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$870
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$958
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$808
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$733
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$954
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$697
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$856
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$925
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$817
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$819
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$794
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$757
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$816
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$676
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$708
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$673
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$582
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$812
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$639
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$458
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$652
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$621
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$595
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$550
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$853
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$901
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$586
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$918
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$869
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$644
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$805
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$745
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$708
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$580
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$650
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$708
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$581
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$623
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$525
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$626
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$731
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$509
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$568
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$648
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$584
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$571
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$627
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$616
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$570
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$604
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$571
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$582
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$586
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$542
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$526
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$540
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$605
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$537
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$527
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$430
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$725
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$673
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$483
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$589
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$770
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$769
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$688
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$699
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$716