Johannesburg vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$487	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	58	81
🏙️ Population	4.43M	398K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 41% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5069th and 2435th ($1079 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Wichita

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	Johannesburg	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287