Johannesburg vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$487	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	4.43M	750K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5069th and 2708th ($1079 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th in South Africa and Canada, respectively. Check South Africa vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5446th and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Winnipeg

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	Johannesburg	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750