Johannesburg vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$487	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	7
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	77.6K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 9% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5069th and 5798th ($1079 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Thailand, respectively. Check South Africa vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5446th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Phuket

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	Johannesburg	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892