Johannesburg vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$547	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	60	46
🏙️ Population	4.8M	6.87M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 84% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4745th and 7579th ($1204 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Africa vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5850th and 7050th 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	$12.2	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$17180

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616