What will the new Joburg tariffs cost you?
Enter your property value and monthly usage to compare your estimated municipal bill before and after the new tariffs.
Planning estimateBased on the City’s approved average increases and published 2025/26 tariff bands.
Approved average increases
Effective from 1 July 2026
| Municipal service | Average increase |
|---|---|
| Electricity | 8.63% |
| Water | 12.5% |
| Sanitation | 11% |
| Refuse removal | 6.2% |
| Property rates | 3.6% |
A useful planning estimate,
not a municipal invoice.
Why this is an estimateThe City approved average increases for 2026/27, but the indexed, consolidated line-by-line tariff schedule was not yet available when this calculator was produced.
The estimate applies the approved increases to the City’s published 2025/26 tariff bands. Water consumption, the demand levy and sanitation are combined before 15% VAT is calculated. Refuse is kept separate and receives its own 15% VAT calculation. Property rates are shown at 0% because they are VAT-exempt. One-off sundry items such as pretermination notices, debt, interest and account adjustments are excluded.
View calculation assumptions
Property rates are annualised and divided by 12. The residential value exclusion is R300,000. Electricity and water are charged progressively by usage band after any free units entered. For water, enter the exact Step 1 quantity charged at R0 on the account; this can be prorated for the billing period. Electricity fixed, service, capacity and network charges are excluded. Sanitation uses the exact ERF size to select the applicable tariff band. Refuse is a fixed monthly charge selected by municipal property-value band. An optional demand management levy is included only when the user enters the current before-VAT amount, then estimated forward using the approved 12.5% average water increase.