Johannesburg vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$11505
🏠 One person rent	$487	$6524
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$7895
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$6658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	58	79
🏙️ Population	4.43M	38.4K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 86% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 5069th and 1st ($1079 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Monaco, respectively. Check South Africa vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 5446th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Monaco City

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	Johannesburg	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$44554

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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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1721
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1732
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1510
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1766
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1429
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1543
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1407
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1356
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1498
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1200
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1502
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1396
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1607
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1380
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1553
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1248
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1545
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1425
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1571
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1164
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1473
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1724
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1426
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1449
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1262
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1357
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1364
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1306
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1591
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1616
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1494
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1454
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1448
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1633