Johannesburg vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$487
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
58
56
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 114% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5069th and 8657th ($1079 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in South Africa and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5446th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$2513

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529