Johannesburg vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$487
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.21M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 69% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5069th and 7383rd ($1079 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 5446th and 5846th 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
$9.91
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$5245

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519