Johannesburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$487	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	4.43M	581K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 20% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5069th and 4248th ($1079 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5446th and 531st 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	$9.91	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$8624

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406