Johannesburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$485	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	84
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	4.43M	442K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 66% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5031st and 118th ($1082 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 88th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5648th and 119th 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	$10.1	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$25246

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101