Johannesburg vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$487	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 35% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5069th and 6428th ($1079 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.6 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 5446th and 4217th 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	$9.91	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$14739

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442