Johannesburg vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$547
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
60
63
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.2M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4745th and 5192nd ($1204 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in South Africa and Russia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5850th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Johannesburg Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873