Johannesburg vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$441	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	57	11
🏙️ Population	4.43M	74.7K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 10% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 5539th and 4807th ($993 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Comoros, respectively. Check South Africa vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 5667th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Moroni

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	Johannesburg	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$13253

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794