Johannesburg vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	84
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	4.43M	430K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 57% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5539th and 1145th ($993 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Minneapolis

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	Johannesburg	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682