Johannesburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$522	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	65	84
🏙️ Population	4.8M	581K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 20% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4839th and 4193rd ($1171 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Lithuania, respectively. Check South Africa vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5190th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Vilnius

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	Johannesburg	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$10967

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569