Johannesburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$522
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4839th and 2387th ($1171 vs $1909) 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 1.5 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 5190th and 285th 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
$11.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17389

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383