Johannesburg vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$441	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	7
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	77.6K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5539th and 5827th ($993 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5667th and 6063rd 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	$9.65	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810