Johannesburg vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	4.43M	518K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5539th and 2490th ($993 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 147th in South Africa and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5667th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sheffield

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	Johannesburg	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9487

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750