Johannesburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$485	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	61
😀 Quality of life	62	83
🏙️ Population	4.43M	581K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 23% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5031st and 4221st ($1082 vs $1414) 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 5648th and 544th 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	$10.1	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$9582

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522