Johannesburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.86M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5069th and 2592nd ($1079 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5446th and 387th 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
$9.91
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$13474

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390