Johannesburg vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$403	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 16% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5921st and 6438th ($908 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5184th and 4458th 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	$7.41	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$14747

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371