Johannesburg vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$403	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.76M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5921st and 2281st ($908 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in South Africa and Canada, respectively. Check South Africa vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5184th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Montreal

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	Johannesburg	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$7624

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576