Cost of living comparison
Johannesburg is 26.5% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Johannesburg instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$9.30
ZAR164.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.92
ZAR87.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.04
ZAR18.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.73
ZAR12.97
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.00
ZAR17.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$3.93
ZAR69.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.24
ZAR74.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.21
ZAR39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.10
ZAR37.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.72
ZAR12.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.69
ZAR12.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.61
ZAR10.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.73
ZAR12.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.57
ZAR9.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.66
ZAR11.72
|
|
pay 97.6% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.83
ZAR85.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$75.88
ZAR1,340.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$19,696.94
ZAR348,003.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$9.88
ZAR174.49
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$45.51
ZAR804.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$408.53
ZAR7,217.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$360.43
ZAR6,367.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$85.63
ZAR1,512.83
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$241.74
ZAR4,270.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$5,451.68
ZAR96,319.65
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.19
ZAR38.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.94
ZAR34.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$3.04
ZAR53.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$32.81
ZAR579.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.84
ZAR120.83
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$46.41
ZAR819.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$35.12
ZAR620.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$82.78
ZAR1,462.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$83.39
ZAR1,473.28
|
|
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