Johannesburg vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Johannesburg Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$403
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5921st and 2685th ($908 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Africa and Italy, respectively. Check South Africa vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5184th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Johannesburg vs Rome infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Johannesburg vs Rome

Prices for goods and services in Johannesburg and Rome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Johannesburg Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$9800

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Johannesburg

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

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229