Cost of Living Comparison Between Welkom and Johannesburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Welkom and Johannesburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Welkom is 23.7% cheaper than Johannesburg without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Welkom is 20.5% cheaper than Johannesburg without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.39 R 149

$11.4 R 203

-26.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.57 R 348

$44.89 R 798

-56.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.65 R 82.7

$4.98 R 88.7

-6.63%

Cappuccino

$1.65 R 29.34

$2.18 R 38.8

-24.31%

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

$0.43 R 7.73

$1.04 R 18.45

-58.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 R 10.18

$0.75 R 13.39

-24.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.11 R 19.67

$2.7 R 48.05

-58.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 R 25.54

$2.55 R 45.29

-43.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 R 16.25

$1.2 R 21.39

-24.17%

White Bread (500g)

$0.91 R 16.18

$1.1 R 19.5

-17.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 R 23.41

$1.72 R 30.51

-23.26%

Eggs

$1.72 R 30.67

$2.47 R 43.92

-30.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.14 R 109

$8.04 R 143

-23.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.3 R 76.6

$4.91 R 87.4

-12.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.57 R 81.2

$6.75 R 120

-32.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.38 R 24.59

$1.69 R 30.11

-18.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 R 27.72

$1.53 R 27.16

1.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.67 R 29.75

$1.47 R 26.22

13.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 R 20.11

$1.58 R 28.14

-28.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 R 19.7

$1.45 R 25.8

-23.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 R 20.28

$1.39 R 24.78

-17.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.8 R 14.31

$1.05 R 18.64

-23.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 R 20.8

$0.95 R 16.87

23.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 R 40.51

$3.04 R 54.1

-25.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.32 R 41.24

$5.99 R 107

-61.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 R 24.25

$1.31 R 23.23

3.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 R 29.09

$1.67 R 29.74

-1.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.7 R 30.18

$1.7 R 30.26

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.1 R 1,265

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 R 25.44

$1.1 R 19.48

30.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 R 24.59

$0.94 R 16.73

46.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.16 R 56.2

$4.1 R 72.9

-22.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 R 21.51

$1.21 R 21.58

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

$19.3K R 343.6K

$22.3K R 396.4K

-13.31%

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

$26K R 461.6K

$24.4K R 433.4K

6.50%

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

$124 R 2,203

$116 R 2,069

6.50%

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

$36.62 R 651

$40.29 R 717

-9.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.44 R 684

$42.05 R 748

-8.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.92 R 550

$34.62 R 616

-10.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.93 R 248

Cinema Ticket

$7.74 R 138

$7.23 R 129

7.05%

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

$196 R 3,485

$206 R 3,665

-4.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,398 R 78.2K

$4,981 R 88.6K

-11.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.5 R 898

$50.6 R 899

-0.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.63 R 562

$33.58 R 597

-5.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.1 R 1,531

$91.2 R 1,621

-5.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.1 R 1,602

$78.5 R 1,397

14.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$368 R 6,546

$423 R 7,519

-12.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$338 R 6,015

$371 R 6,592

-8.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$699 R 12.4K

$901 R 16K

-22.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$694 R 12.3K

$692 R 12.3K

0.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$615 R 10.9K

$1,111 R 19.8K

-44.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$545 R 9,695

$748 R 13.3K

-27.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,585 R 28.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.69

11.51

1.56%

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

Last update for Welkom: October 28, 2025

Last update for Johannesburg: October 27, 2025

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