Cost of Living Comparison Between Umhlanga and Johannesburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Umhlanga and Johannesburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Umhlanga is 20.5% cheaper than Johannesburg without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umhlanga is 21.3% cheaper than Johannesburg without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.36 R 202

$11.4 R 203

-0.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.4 R 612

$44.89 R 798

-23.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.85 R 86.3

$4.98 R 88.7

-2.61%

Cappuccino

$2.08 R 37.01

$2.18 R 38.8

-4.59%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.34 R 23.77

$1.04 R 18.45

28.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.2 R 21.32

$0.75 R 13.39

60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 R 39.36

$2.7 R 48.05

-18.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 R 45.3

$2.55 R 45.29

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 R 18.86

$1.2 R 21.39

-11.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.77 R 13.76

$1.1 R 19.5

-30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.56 R 27.8

$1.72 R 30.51

-9.30%

Eggs

$2.07 R 36.8

$2.47 R 43.92

-16.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.09 R 179

$8.04 R 143

25.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.11 R 73.1

$4.91 R 87.4

-16.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.35 R 166

$6.75 R 120

38.52%

Apples (1kg)

$1.61 R 28.6

$1.69 R 30.11

-4.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 R 27.13

$1.53 R 27.16

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 R 27.17

$1.47 R 26.22

4.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 R 27.93

$1.58 R 28.14

-0.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 R 23.16

$1.45 R 25.8

-10.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 R 21.73

$1.39 R 24.78

-12.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 R 19.39

$1.05 R 18.64

3.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 R 17.17

$0.95 R 16.87

2.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.78 R 49.5

$3.04 R 54.1

-8.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.79 R 103

$5.99 R 107

-3.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 R 38.39

$1.31 R 23.23

64.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 R 30.14

$1.67 R 29.74

1.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.7 R 30.16

$1.7 R 30.26

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.1 R 1,265

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 R 19.64

$1.1 R 19.48

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.95 R 16.93

$0.94 R 16.73

1.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.01 R 71.3

$4.1 R 72.9

-2.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 R 25.51

$1.21 R 21.58

18.18%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.2K R 537.3K

$22.3K R 396.4K

35.54%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.2K R 607.8K

$24.4K R 433.4K

40.24%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$130 R 2,308

$116 R 2,069

11.59%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$35.49 R 631

$40.29 R 717

-11.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.48 R 702

$42.05 R 748

-6.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.56 R 544

$34.62 R 616

-11.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.93 R 248

Cinema Ticket

$6.53 R 116

$7.23 R 129

-9.68%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$200 R 3,562

$206 R 3,665

-2.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,308 R 76.6K

$4,981 R 88.6K

-13.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60 R 1,067

$50.6 R 899

18.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.56 R 579

$33.58 R 597

-3.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 R 2,011

$91.2 R 1,621

24.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.1 R 1,424

$78.5 R 1,397

1.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$370 R 6,573

$423 R 7,519

-12.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 R 5,852

$371 R 6,592

-11.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$988 R 17.6K

$901 R 16K

9.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$687 R 12.2K

$692 R 12.3K

-0.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,056 R 18.8K

$1,111 R 19.8K

-4.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,212 R 21.5K

$748 R 13.3K

62.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,559 R 27.7K

$1,585 R 28.2K

-1.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.5

11.51

25.98%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Umhlanga: October 28, 2025

Last update for Johannesburg: October 27, 2025

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