Johannesburg vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	57	11
🏙️ Population	4.43M	908K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5539th and 3008th ($993 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 5667th and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Owerri

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	Johannesburg	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$1390

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526