Johannesburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.38M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 34% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5069th and 3084th ($1079 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5446th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Prague

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Johannesburg Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$12545

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141