Johannesburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.49M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5921st and 1315th ($908 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5184th and 48th 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	$7.41	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$18334

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599