Johannesburg vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	4.43M	985K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 46% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5069th and 1883rd ($1079 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Sweden, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5446th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Stockholm

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	Johannesburg	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328