Johannesburg vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$547	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$9172
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	4.8M	38.9K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 84% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4745th and 1st ($1204 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 5850th and 5012th 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	$12.2	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$46388

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716