Johannesburg vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$6224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.67K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 5539th and 791st ($993 vs $2508) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 5667th and 535th 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	$9.65	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891