Johannesburg vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	4.43M	486K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 52% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5539th and 1666th ($993 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1477th in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 2 months in Omaha. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Omaha

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	Johannesburg	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979