Johannesburg vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	60
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	4.43M	246K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 45% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5539th and 2336th ($993 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1917th in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Louisville

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	Johannesburg	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974