Johannesburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$485	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	90
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.51M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 56% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5031st and 920th ($1082 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5648th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Munich

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	Johannesburg	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$14492

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730