Johannesburg vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
4.43M
140K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5069th and 204th ($1079 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Iceland, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5446th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Reykjavik

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Johannesburg Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161