Cost of living in Johannesburg 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Johannesburg, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
31.8
68% cheaper than New York
JohannesburgUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 8,621 ZAR $526
1-bed apartment, outside centre 6,936 ZAR $423
3-bed apartment, centre 17,908 ZAR $1,092
Room in shared flat 3,468 ZAR $212
Buy price per m2 17,264 ZAR $1,053
Living cost excl. rent 13,294 ZAR $811
Typical net salary 27,810 ZAR $1,696
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.