Johannesburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$441	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	4.43M	581K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5539th and 4316th ($993 vs $1261) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5667th and 529th 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	$9.65	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302