Johannesburg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$403
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
4.43M
767K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 27% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5921st and 4330th ($908 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Africa and Croatia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5184th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$10009

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755