Johannesburg vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$487	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	58	76
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.32M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 19% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5069th and 4267th ($1079 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Uruguay, respectively. Check South Africa vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5446th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Montevideo

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	Johannesburg	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771