Johannesburg vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$547	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4745th and 3858th ($1204 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5850th and 869th 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	$12.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$10657

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008