Johannesburg vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$547
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4745th and 6121st ($1204 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Belarus, respectively. Check South Africa vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5850th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Minsk

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Johannesburg Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$14758

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853