Johannesburg vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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JohannesburgPhuket

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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