Johannesburg vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$857
🏠 One person rent
$403
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
61
42
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.97M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 158% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5921st and 9085th ($908 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5184th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$457

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$307
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632