Johannesburg vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$487	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 10% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5069th and 4604th ($1079 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Chile, respectively. Check South Africa vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5446th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Santiago

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	Johannesburg	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534