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Johannesburg

🇿🇦 Gauteng · Ranked #110 of 182 worldwide
56SCORE
Johannesburg is a cash-flow market where rents are high relative to prices. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Africa's financial capital — highveld sun, jacarandas, and the continent's deepest job market; grid and safety are the asterisks.

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The numbers

Median homeZAR 1.25M
Median rentZAR 9,500/mo
Gross rental yield9.1%
Median age32 yrs

How it scores

Climate
62
Affordability
65
Momentum
48
Resilience
42

Livability grades

CSafety
B+Schools
B-State
B-Hiking

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