Johannesburg vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.43M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 51% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5069th and 1380th ($1079 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1203rd in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs San Antonio

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	Johannesburg	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137