Johannesburg vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$403	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	61	59
🏙️ Population	4.43M	24.7K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5921st and 3034th ($908 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and the Seychelles, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5184th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Victoria

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	Johannesburg	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$8062

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524