{"id":250411,"date":"2018-06-08T12:05:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=250411"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T10:05:39","slug":"the-most-expensive-cities-in-south-africa-joburg-vs-cape-town-vs-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/250411\/the-most-expensive-cities-in-south-africa-joburg-vs-cape-town-vs-pretoria\/","title":{"rendered":"The most expensive cities in South Africa: Joburg vs Cape Town vs Pretoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two cost of living data groups, Expatistan<\/a><\/strong> and Numbeo<\/a><\/strong>, have updated their city data for June 2018, showing which South African cities carry the highest cost of living in the country.<\/p>\n

Numbeo and Expatistan\u2019s data is determined by user input on the respective sites, which opens it up to some doubt \u2013 however, it reflects a similar positioning to other rankings where objective data is measured.<\/p>\n

Numbeo ranks 539 cities, and Expatistan ranks 347, using cost data covering a wide variety of items and activities, including rent, food, entertainment, transport and utilities. The rankings also take into account other factors including average salaries and the cost per square metre of property.<\/p>\n

At the start of the year<\/a><\/strong>, both rankings featured Pretoria as the most expensive city in the country, but for the mid-year update, Johannesburg has edged past Pretoria to top the Expatistan list.<\/p>\n

Pretoria has held the title of South Africa’s most expensive city since 2016, when it took the top spot from Johannesburg, which took the top spot from Cape Town in 2015.<\/p>\n

Port Elizabeth featured in both rankings at the start of the year, but has since dropped off Expatistan’s table. With Numbeo’s data, PE has dropped under Durban, to be ranked Fifth (down from fourth at the start of the year).<\/p>\n

This is how South Africa\u2019s cities rank:<\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nNumbeo<\/th>\nExpatistan<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPretoria<\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\nPretoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCape Town<\/td>\nCape Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDurban<\/td>\nDurban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPort Elizabeth<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On the Numbeo index, Pretoria ranks as the 336th most expensive city in the world, with Joburg ranked 345th, Cape Town at 367th, Durban at 378th and PE at 385th.<\/p>\n

On the Expatistan index, Johannesburg ranks 204th, just ahead of Pretoria at 209th, Cape Town at 232nd and Durban at 252nd.<\/p>\n

Cost of living in SA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rankings list specific data on the cost of living in South African cities.<\/p>\n

The table below covers five categories (transport, rent, salaries, utilities and entertainment) which contain the average prices across all major cities covered by Numbeo and Expatistan.<\/p>\n

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City<\/th>\nAverage disposable salary<\/th>\nMonthly transport costs<\/th>\nRent for a 1-bedroom apartment in the city centre<\/th>\nBasic utilities<\/th>\nMeal for two people at a restaurant<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Johannesburg<\/td>\nR20 587<\/td>\nR625<\/td>\nR6 265<\/td>\nR1 423<\/td>\nR450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pretoria<\/td>\nR15 111<\/td>\nR1 000<\/td>\nR4 605<\/td>\nR1 167<\/td>\nR500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Town<\/td>\nR14 919<\/td>\nR310<\/td>\nR10 808<\/td>\nR828<\/td>\nR500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durban<\/td>\nR15 923<\/td>\nR300<\/td>\nR4 748<\/td>\nR1 097<\/td>\nR400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Elizabeth<\/td>\nR10 788<\/td>\nR460<\/td>\nR4 181<\/td>\nR990<\/td>\nR400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The graphs below outline how the average salary is portioned across South Africa\u2019s major cities.<\/p>\n

Johannesburg<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pretoria<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cape Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Durban<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Port Elizabeth<\/strong><\/p>\n

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