Cost of living comparison
Johannesburg is 53.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Johannesburg instead of London, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Johannesburg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$9.05
ZAR167.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.86
ZAR16.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.66
ZAR12.19
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
London
|
Johannesburg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$3.32
ZAR61.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$3.97
ZAR73.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$1.92
ZAR35.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.04
ZAR37.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.68
ZAR12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.64
ZAR11.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.64
ZAR11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.65
ZAR11.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.55
ZAR10.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.55
ZAR10.27
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
London
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$5.09
ZAR94.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.38
|
$73.66
ZAR1,363.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$19,189.33
ZAR355,175.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.19
|
$9.27
ZAR171.50
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
London
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
$43.97
ZAR813.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
$377.16
ZAR6,980.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
$343.30
ZAR6,354.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
$85.64
ZAR1,585.12
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
London
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
$226.65
ZAR4,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
$4,485.74
ZAR83,026.55
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$2.03
ZAR37.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$1.78
ZAR33.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.21
|
$33.22
ZAR614.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$6.03
ZAR111.63
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
London
|
Johannesburg
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
$46.26
ZAR856.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$27.97
ZAR517.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
$82.32
ZAR1,523.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.78
|
$72.88
ZAR1,348.98
|
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