Johannesburg vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$522
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$5332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
29
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
4.8M
138K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4839th and 270th ($1171 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 5190th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Luxembourg City

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Johannesburg Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$18882

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676