Johannesburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$403
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5921st and 2922nd ($908 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5184th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561