Johannesburg vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Windhoek | |
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| 🚶 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 15% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4839th and 5494th ($1171 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Namibia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Namibia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5190th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Johannesburg | Windhoek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Cities near Johannesburg
| 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 Windhoek
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Rehoboth | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Omaruru | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Gobabis | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Otjiwarongo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Mariental | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Swakopmund | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Walvis Bay | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Tsumeb | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Oshikango | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Upington | |
| 882 km or 548 mi | Molepolole | |
| 883 km or 548 mi | Kanye | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Lobatse | |
| 928 km or 577 mi | Gaborone | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 990 km or 615 mi | Serowe | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 1030 km or 640 mi | Kimberley | |
| 1032 km or 641 mi | Palapye | |
| 1056 km or 656 mi |  Livingstone | |
| 1079 km or 670 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1086 km or 675 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Francistown | |
| 1099 km or 683 mi |  Huambo | |
| 1112 km or 691 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1136 km or 706 mi | Brits | |
| 1140 km or 708 mi | Welkom | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Soweto | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Randburg | |
| 1178 km or 732 mi | Sandton | |
| 1179 km or 733 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Benguela | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Pretoria | |
| 1180 km or 734 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 1184 km or 735 mi | Centurion | |
| 1187 km or 738 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 1196 km or 743 mi | Lobito | |
| 1207 km or 750 mi | Benoni |