Johannesburg vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2321
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1516
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$84.7
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	41
😀 Quality of life	58	11
🏙️ Population	4.43M	908K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 36% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5069th and 2936th ($1079 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 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 5446th and 9173rd 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	$9.91	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$1444

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$906
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$638
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1036
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$469
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$886
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$374
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$537
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$658
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$812
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$635
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$933
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$655
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$710
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1368
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$714
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$774
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$704
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$794
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1262
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1133
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$699
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$787
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1201
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$755
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$764
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$757
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$377
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$878
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$644
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$879
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$735
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$621