Johannesburg vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$487	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	4.43M	81.1K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5069th and 4682nd ($1079 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5446th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Port of Spain

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	Johannesburg	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$3731

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877