Johannesburg vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$6032
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
4.43M
135K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 57% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 5069th and 785th ($1079 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Luxembourg, respectively. Check South Africa vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 5446th and 200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$18853

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542