Johannesburg vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$522	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4839th and 7085th ($1171 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in South Africa and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5190th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nur-Sultan

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	Johannesburg	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$6043

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537