Johannesburg vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Johannesburg Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$547
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 41% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4745th and 6533rd ($1204 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5850th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Johannesburg vs Kyiv

Prices for goods and services in Johannesburg and Kyiv are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Johannesburg Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$10572

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676