Johannesburg vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$441	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	4.43M	687K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 10% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5539th and 4828th ($993 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 120th in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 5667th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Zaragoza

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	Johannesburg	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$7261

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387