Cost of living comparison
Greece is 42.3% more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in Greece instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
ZAR167.86
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
ZAR16.05
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.22
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
ZAR16.96
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
ZAR61.58
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.97
ZAR73.62
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZAR35.60
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
ZAR37.81
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.59
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.93
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.82
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.01
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.30
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.29
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR94.41
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.66
ZAR1,366.72
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
ZAR356,065.36
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
ZAR171.93
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.97
ZAR815.81
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.16
ZAR6,998.38
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.30
ZAR6,370.15
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
ZAR1,589.10
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 50.2% more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.65
ZAR4,205.65
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,485.74
ZAR83,234.59
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
ZAR37.64
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
ZAR33.11
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.22
ZAR616.32
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZAR111.91
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.26
ZAR858.39
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.97
ZAR519.05
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.32
ZAR1,527.57
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.88
ZAR1,352.36
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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