Johannesburg vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$547	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	4.8M	985K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 51% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4745th and 1008th ($1204 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Sweden, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5850th and 19th 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	$12.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$17265

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464