Johannesburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$547
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.86M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4745th and 2081st ($1204 vs $1979) 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 0.3 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 5850th and 335th 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
$12.2
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445