Johannesburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$487
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.43M
13M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 0.3% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5069th and 5091st ($1079 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5446th and 1280th 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
$9.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541