Johannesburg vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$3356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
4.43M
633K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 48% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5069th and 1692nd ($1079 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 5446th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$16244

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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 Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671