cost
Cost of Living Index
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
95.9
city
Johannesburg
78.8
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
Johannesburg
78.8
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.3
city
Johannesburg
55.8
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$1,788
city
Johannesburg
$2,274
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,991/mo
city
Johannesburg
$2,546/mo
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
62.3
city
Johannesburg
58.6
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
19.8 ug/m3
city
Johannesburg
25.3 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
153 Mbps
city
Johannesburg
104 Mbps
city
demographics
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
1.1%
city
Johannesburg
0.2%
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,438/mo
city
Johannesburg
$1,814/mo
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.8%
city
Johannesburg
20.7%
city
education
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
65.3
city
Johannesburg
81.1
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.1
city
Johannesburg
84.5
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
18.0 ug/m3
city
Johannesburg
10.3 ug/m3
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
69.2 years
city
Johannesburg
73.8 years
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
24.3%
city
Johannesburg
9.5%
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,468/mo
city
Johannesburg
$1,864/mo
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
9.4x
city
Johannesburg
10.4x
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$9,615/sqm
city
Johannesburg
$1,567/sqm
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6%
city
Johannesburg
16.7%
city
quality
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
7.7
city
Johannesburg
5
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
52.4%
city
Johannesburg
67.2%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
51.6%
city
Johannesburg
63.6%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
75.9%
city
Johannesburg
68.6%
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6 per 100k
city
Johannesburg
27.4 per 100k
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
34.2 per 100k
city
Johannesburg
68.6 per 100k
city
transport
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
68
city
Johannesburg
77.1
city