Johannesburg vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$485	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	4.43M	159K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 12% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5031st and 5871st ($1082 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Cape Verde, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5648th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Praia

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	Johannesburg	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$3216

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Cities near Johannesburg

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506