Johannesburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$485
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5031st and 2821st ($1082 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5648th and 277th 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
$10.1
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$15329

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284