Johannesburg vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$487	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	4.43M	276K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5069th and 6379th ($1079 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5446th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sarajevo

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	Johannesburg	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$3144

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797