Johannesburg vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$547	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	39
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	4.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 34% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4745th and 2712th ($1204 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in South Africa and Malta, respectively. Check South Africa vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 5850th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Valletta

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	Johannesburg	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$12648

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391