Johannesburg vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$441	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	4.43M	398K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 45% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5539th and 2367th ($993 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1932nd 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 2 months in Wichita. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 552nd 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	$9.65	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$15994

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312