Johannesburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$441	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	4.43M	442K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 68% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5539th and 119th ($993 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 107th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 140th 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	$9.65	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$23889

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882