Johannesburg vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Nashville | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 65% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5921st and 489th ($908 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 441st in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 5184th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nashville
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| Johannesburg | Nashville | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Nashville
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Brentwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Hendersonville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Mount Juliet | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | La Vergne | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Franklin | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Smyrna | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Gallatin | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Lebanon | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Spring Hill | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Murfreesboro | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Columbia | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Clarksville | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Shelbyville | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Bowling Green | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Hopkinsville | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Tompkinsville | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Cookeville | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Murray | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Athens | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Madison | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Huntsville | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Florence | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Decatur | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Owensboro | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Chattanooga | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Elizabethtown | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | East Ridge | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Jackson | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Paducah | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Henderson | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Radcliff | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Cleveland | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Evansville | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Albertville | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Somerset | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Dalton | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Oak Ridge | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Dyersburg | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Farragut | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Gadsden |