Johannesburg vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$547	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$308
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	4.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 43% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4745th and 6584th ($1204 vs $842) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5850th and 6238th 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	$12.2	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899