Johannesburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Warsaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 42% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4839th and 1966th ($1171 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Poland, respectively. Check South Africa vs Poland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5190th and 348th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Johannesburg vs Warsaw
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| Johannesburg | Warsaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Warsaw
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Pruszkow | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Otwock | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Skierniewice | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Ciechanow | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Siedlce | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Radom | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Plock | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Pulawy | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kutno | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Lodz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Lomza | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Piotrkow Trybunalski | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Wloclawek | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Belchatow | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Lublin | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kielce | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Swidnik | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Bialystok | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Olsztyn | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Brest | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Torun | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Tarnobrzeg | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Inowroclaw | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Elk | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Czestochowa | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Chelm | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Grudziadz | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Kalisz | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Mielec | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Bydgoszcz | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Gniezno | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Malbork | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Elblag | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Suwalki | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Tarnow | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Dabrowa Gornicza | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Grodno |