Johannesburg vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$441	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5539th and 6586th ($993 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and the Philippines, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5667th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Manila

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	Johannesburg	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372