Johannesburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$522	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 53% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4839th and 889th ($1171 vs $2499) 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 1.8 months in Munich. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5190th and 38th 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	$11.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$16629

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748