Johannesburg vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$522	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$347
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	77
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 43% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4839th and 6679th ($1171 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5190th and 5265th 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	$11.5	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$14540

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434