Cost of living comparison
Italy is 67.2% more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in Italy instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
ZAR167.86
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
ZAR16.05
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.22
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
ZAR16.96
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
ZAR61.58
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.97
ZAR73.62
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZAR35.60
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
ZAR37.81
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.59
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.93
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.82
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.01
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.30
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.29
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR94.41
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.66
ZAR1,366.72
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
ZAR356,065.36
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
ZAR171.93
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.97
ZAR815.81
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.16
ZAR6,998.38
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.30
ZAR6,370.15
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
ZAR1,589.10
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.65
ZAR4,205.65
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,485.74
ZAR83,234.59
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
ZAR37.64
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
ZAR33.11
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.22
ZAR616.32
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZAR111.91
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.26
ZAR858.39
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.97
ZAR519.05
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.32
ZAR1,527.57
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.88
ZAR1,352.36
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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