Johannesburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$547	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	4.8M	442K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 63% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4745th and 117th ($1204 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 87th in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Miami ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 5850th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Miami

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	Johannesburg	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$18611

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114