Johannesburg vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$403	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	4.43M	8.91M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5921st and 38th ($908 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5184th and 5th 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	$7.41	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$25471

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908