Johannesburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$485	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	93
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	4.43M	546K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 43% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5031st and 2357th ($1082 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Portugal, respectively. Check South Africa vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 5648th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Lisbon

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	Johannesburg	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231