Johannesburg vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$522
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.64M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 33% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4839th and 6431st ($1171 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in South Africa and Russia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 5190th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Novosibirsk

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Johannesburg Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891