Cost of living comparison
London is 3.2 times more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in London instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.30
ZAR168.12
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
ZAR89.00
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR18.81
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
ZAR13.27
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZAR18.01
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
ZAR71.11
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
ZAR76.65
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
ZAR39.99
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
ZAR37.90
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZAR12.98
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.45
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.00
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.16
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.22
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.98
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
ZAR87.33
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.88
ZAR1,371.51
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,696.94
ZAR356,010.37
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.88
ZAR178.50
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.51
ZAR822.58
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.53
ZAR7,383.92
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.43
ZAR6,514.50
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.63
ZAR1,547.63
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
ZAR4,369.22
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,451.68
ZAR98,535.76
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
ZAR39.56
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
ZAR35.00
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
ZAR54.88
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.81
ZAR593.05
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
ZAR123.61
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
ZAR838.77
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.12
ZAR634.70
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
ZAR1,496.20
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.39
ZAR1,507.18
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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