Johannesburg vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$487
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
4.43M
330K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 20% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5069th and 4220th ($1079 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Cyprus, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5446th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$7504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591