Johannesburg vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$485	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$8230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	74	28
😀 Quality of life	62	71
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.67K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 57% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 5031st and 805th ($1082 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check South Africa vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 5648th and 3536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Vaduz

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	Johannesburg	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$17420

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175