Genoa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1498
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3708
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$684
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
559K
4.43M

The cost of living in Genoa is 39% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3705th and 5069th ($1498 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Genoa ranked 53rd best city to live in Italy vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1237th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3598
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13426
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1543
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1380
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1396
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1553
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1425
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1200
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1280
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1429
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1494
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1357
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1724
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1248
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1131
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1333
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1616
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1510
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1305
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1262
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2146
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1306
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1420
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1613
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1460
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1559
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1557
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1314
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7469
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1454
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1164
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1428
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1478
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1444

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045