Johannesburg vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$522	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	4.8M	985K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 54% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4839th and 849th ($1171 vs $2524) 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 1.5 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 5190th and 23rd 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	$11.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$17693

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516