Johannesburg vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$403	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$2445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	4.43M	705K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 47% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5921st and 2629th ($908 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 5184th and 149th 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	$7.41	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$12093

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808