Johannesburg vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$547	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	4.8M	2.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4745th and 964th ($1204 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and France, respectively. Check South Africa vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5850th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Paris

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	Johannesburg	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$19577

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506