Johannesburg vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$522
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 40% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4839th and 6618th ($1171 vs $836) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5190th and 4692nd 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
$11.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882