Johannesburg vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$403
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
61
56
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.25M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 52% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5921st and 7706th ($908 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 5184th and 5856th 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
$7.41
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511