Johannesburg vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	4.43M	577K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 52% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5539th and 1702nd ($993 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Milwaukee

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	Johannesburg	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378