Genoa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1450
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3648
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$683
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1262
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1898
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
559K
4.43M

The cost of living in Genoa is 60% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3618th and 5921st ($1450 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 956th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.17
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10859
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1575
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1406
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1364
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1475
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1248
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1234
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1294
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1245
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1308
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1353
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1389
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1471
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1066
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1103
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1238
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1565
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1341
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1346
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2074
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1372
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1396
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1369
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1567
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1400
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1444
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1472
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1290
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1405
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7262
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1383
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1575
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952