Genoa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Genoa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1470	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3466	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$699	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1750	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	72
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	559K	4.43M

The cost of living in Genoa is 48% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3551st and 5539th ($1470 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 795th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Johannesburg

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	Genoa	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1514	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10834	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1512
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1401
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1293
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1389
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1348
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1209
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1271
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1203
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1344
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1334
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1328
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1503
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1202
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1228
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1362
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1240
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1157
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2022
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1280
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1365
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1586
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1364
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1592
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1503
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1254
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1354
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$6593
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1371
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1162
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1506
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1450

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003