Johannesburg vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$441	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	84
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	4.43M	513K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 5539th and 2461st ($993 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 143rd in South Africa and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5667th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Liverpool

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	Johannesburg	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$15161

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686