Johannesburg vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$487	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.39M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5069th and 45th ($1079 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs San Diego

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	Johannesburg	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647