Johannesburg vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$485
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 112% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5031st and 8604th ($1082 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in South Africa and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5648th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$3156

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586