Johannesburg vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	4.43M	459K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5069th and 1277th ($1079 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1122nd in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Virginia Beach

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	Johannesburg	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701