Johannesburg vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$2311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$6315
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$3187
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$747
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$1902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	11
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	4.43M	274K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 61% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5921st and 1033rd ($908 vs $2311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and the Bahamas, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5184th and 4511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nassau

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	Johannesburg	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$81.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$1353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$4.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$13706

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593