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Johannesburg vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

Johannesburg is 39.6% cheaper than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Johannesburg
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Johannesburg
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Johannesburg
Housing: pay 43.8% less in Johannesburg
Childcare: pay 70.8% less in Johannesburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Johannesburg
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Johannesburg

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Johannesburg.

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Johannesburg vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johannesburg instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$12.02 ZAR198.22	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.27	$1.20 ZAR19.75	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.03	$0.89 ZAR14.70	-61.0%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.25 ZAR20.56	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.47	$4.31 ZAR71.09	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.15	$5.00 ZAR82.53	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.26	$2.67 ZAR44.10	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$2.50 ZAR41.25	-67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$0.93 ZAR15.38	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.83 ZAR13.71	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$0.83 ZAR13.63	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$0.94 ZAR15.50	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.76 ZAR12.57	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.84 ZAR13.80	-28.7%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.17	$5.77 ZAR95.18	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	+168.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.08	$8.05 ZAR132.81	-62.4%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.77	$35.90 ZAR592.10	+7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,027.70	$498.84 ZAR8,227.92	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €762.20	$425.42 ZAR7,016.95	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €122.99	$174.98 ZAR2,886.07	+26.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €876.18	$242.74 ZAR4,003.77	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,115.25	$5,468.16 ZAR90,191.79	-65.5%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$2.44 ZAR40.27	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$3.30 ZAR54.51	-75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.39	$36.60 ZAR603.73	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$7.81 ZAR128.84	-50.2%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Johannesburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.16	$57.63 ZAR950.55	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.13	$45.77 ZAR754.99	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.02	$108.45 ZAR1,788.73	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$105.86 ZAR1,746.13	-37.0%
Average			-31.1%

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