Johannesburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$547	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	60	84
🏙️ Population	4.8M	581K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 16% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4745th and 4201st ($1204 vs $1434) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5850th and 502nd 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	$12.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$12428

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540