Johannesburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$522
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
4.8M
13.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 26% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4839th and 3728th ($1171 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5190th and 3206th 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
$11.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17546

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791