Johannesburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$4410
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	4.43M	442K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 65% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5069th and 103rd ($1079 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 109th 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	$9.91	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$25328

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860