Johannesburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	58	82
🏙️ Population	4.43M	546K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5069th and 2758th ($1079 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and Portugal, respectively. Check South Africa vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 5446th and 437th 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	$9.91	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162