Johannesburg vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$487	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	4.43M	6.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 17% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5069th and 6082nd ($1079 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Africa vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 5446th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Yangon

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	Johannesburg	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$10024

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626