Johannesburg vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.79M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5539th and 861st ($993 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in South Africa and Canada, respectively. Check South Africa vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5667th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Toronto

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	Johannesburg	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095