cost
Cost of Living Index
Durban
83.3
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
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Durban.
cost
Durban
83.3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
87.4
city
safety
Durban
64.7
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
72
city
housing
Durban
$2,133
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$2,830
city
jobs
Durban
$2,925/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$3,274/mo
city
health
Durban
65.4
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
66.7
city
environment
Durban
19.6 ug/m3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
18.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Durban
116 Mbps
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
128 Mbps
city
demographics
Durban
1.5%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
1.4%
city
economy
Durban
$2,758/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$2,958/mo
city
economy
Durban
23.7%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
23.7%
city
education
Durban
70.6
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
62.1
city
environment
Durban
66
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
86.6
city
environment
Durban
14.7 ug/m3
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
18.2 ug/m3
city
health
Durban
28.5%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
16.2%
city
health
Durban
74.0 years
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
71.4 years
city
housing
Durban
$3,449/mo
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$3,387/mo
city
housing
Durban
$8,269/sqm
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
$7,817/sqm
city
housing
Durban
14.9x
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
10.7x
city
jobs
Durban
21.8%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
19.4%
city
quality
Durban
6
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
5.3
city
religion
Durban
62.9%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
84.1%
city
religion
Durban
51.1%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
34.0%
city
religion
Durban
81.8%
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
84.7%
city
safety
Durban
41.2 per 100k
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
63.4 per 100k
city
safety
Durban
22.3 per 100k
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
21.7 per 100k
city
transport
Durban
64.5
city
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
64.1
city