Johannesburg vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	83
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	4.43M	633K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 49% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5539th and 1961st ($993 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5667th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Stuttgart

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	Johannesburg	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581