Johannesburg vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$441	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.44K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5539th and 3109th ($993 vs $1583) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 5667th and 1378th 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	$9.65	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348