Johannesburg vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$403
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
61
65
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 19% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5921st and 6536th ($908 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5184th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kyiv

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Johannesburg Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$7179

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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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528