Johannesburg vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	58	99
🏙️ Population	4.43M	8.8M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 69% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5069th and 37th ($1079 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in London. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5446th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs London

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	Johannesburg	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055