Johannesburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$547
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 37% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4745th and 2377th ($1204 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5850th and 244th 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
$12.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340