Johannesburg vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$485	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	46
😀 Quality of life	62	56
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.96M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 28% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5031st and 6476th ($1082 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5648th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tashkent

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	Johannesburg	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$9729

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787