Cost of living comparison
France is 99.4% more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in France instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
ZAR167.86
|
$16.13
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
ZAR16.05
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.22
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
ZAR16.96
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
ZAR61.58
|
$8.33
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.97
ZAR73.62
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZAR35.60
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
ZAR37.81
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.59
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.93
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.82
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.01
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.30
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.29
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR94.41
|
$7.84
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.66
ZAR1,366.72
|
$52.45
€48.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
ZAR356,065.36
|
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
ZAR171.93
|
$18.05
€16.74
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.97
ZAR815.81
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.16
ZAR6,998.38
|
$760.64
€705.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.30
ZAR6,370.15
|
$610.71
€566.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
ZAR1,589.10
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.65
ZAR4,205.65
|
$674.24
€625.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,485.74
ZAR83,234.59
|
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
ZAR37.64
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
ZAR33.11
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.22
ZAR616.32
|
$37.98
€35.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZAR111.91
|
$11.22
€10.41
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.26
ZAR858.39
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.97
ZAR519.05
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.32
ZAR1,527.57
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.88
ZAR1,352.36
|
$122.71
€113.85
|
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