cost
Cost of Living Index
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
95.9
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
87.4
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
No clear winner across 26 metrics.
cost
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
95.9
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
87.4
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
72
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$1,788
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$2,830
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,991/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$3,274/mo
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
62.3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
66.7
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
19.8 ug/m3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
18.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
153 Mbps
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
128 Mbps
city
demographics
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
1.1%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
1.4%
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,438/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$2,958/mo
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.8%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
23.7%
city
education
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
65.3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
62.1
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
18.0 ug/m3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
18.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.1
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
86.6
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
69.2 years
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
71.4 years
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
24.3%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
16.2%
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$9,615/sqm
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$7,817/sqm
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
9.4x
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
10.7x
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,468/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$3,387/mo
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
19.4%
city
quality
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
7.7
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
5.3
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
51.6%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
34.0%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
75.9%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
84.7%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
52.4%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
84.1%
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
34.2 per 100k
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
63.4 per 100k
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6 per 100k
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
21.7 per 100k
city
transport
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
68
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
64.1
city