Genoa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1620
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$769
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2028
$1614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
74
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
559K
4.43M

The cost of living in Genoa is 50% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3439th and 5031st ($1620 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 700th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3735
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.7
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10399
$5503

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1642
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1469
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1308
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1624
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1615
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1268
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1474
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1336
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1473
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1582
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1414
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1770
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1316
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1792
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1504
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1264
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2307
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1393
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1582
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1764
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1488
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1699
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1472
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1499
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$9122
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1510
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1263
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1589
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1649
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1547

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915