Johannesburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$403
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
4.43M
12.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 11% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5921st and 5167th ($908 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Russia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5184th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Moscow

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Johannesburg Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$10868

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517