cost
Cost of Living Index
Pretoria
75.6
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
Johannesburg wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Pretoria.
cost
Pretoria
75.6
city
Johannesburg
78.8
city
safety
Pretoria
81.9
city
Johannesburg
55.8
city
housing
Pretoria
$1,532
city
Johannesburg
$2,274
city
jobs
Pretoria
$2,278/mo
city
Johannesburg
$2,546/mo
city
health
Pretoria
55.9
city
Johannesburg
58.6
city
environment
Pretoria
27.0 ug/m3
city
Johannesburg
25.3 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Pretoria
94 Mbps
city
Johannesburg
104 Mbps
city
demographics
Pretoria
1.9%
city
Johannesburg
0.2%
city
economy
Pretoria
$1,427/mo
city
Johannesburg
$1,814/mo
city
economy
Pretoria
16.8%
city
Johannesburg
20.7%
city
education
Pretoria
83.3
city
Johannesburg
81.1
city
environment
Pretoria
23.7 ug/m3
city
Johannesburg
10.3 ug/m3
city
environment
Pretoria
83.2
city
Johannesburg
84.5
city
health
Pretoria
27.4%
city
Johannesburg
9.5%
city
health
Pretoria
70.0 years
city
Johannesburg
73.8 years
city
housing
Pretoria
$2,013/mo
city
Johannesburg
$1,864/mo
city
housing
Pretoria
$6,756/sqm
city
Johannesburg
$1,567/sqm
city
housing
Pretoria
13.8x
city
Johannesburg
10.4x
city
jobs
Pretoria
21.3%
city
Johannesburg
16.7%
city
quality
Pretoria
7.9
city
Johannesburg
5
city
religion
Pretoria
60.0%
city
Johannesburg
67.2%
city
religion
Pretoria
51.9%
city
Johannesburg
63.6%
city
religion
Pretoria
63.1%
city
Johannesburg
68.6%
city
safety
Pretoria
39.8 per 100k
city
Johannesburg
68.6 per 100k
city
safety
Pretoria
28.8 per 100k
city
Johannesburg
27.4 per 100k
city
transport
Pretoria
79.8
city
Johannesburg
77.1
city