Johannesburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$403
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
61
85
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.36M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 41% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5921st and 3308th ($908 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5184th and 273rd 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
$7.41
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002