Johannesburg vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$487	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	58	60
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.76M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 20% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5069th and 6126th ($1079 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Ecuador, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5446th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Quito

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	Johannesburg	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$7183

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483