Johannesburg vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$4282
🏠 One person rent	$403	$956
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1804
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$2979
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	60
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	4.43M	511K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 48% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5921st and 2467th ($908 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.7 months in Nuremberg. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nuremberg ranked 23rd in Germany, while ranked 5184th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Nuremberg

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	Johannesburg	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$6975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$5812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$53.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$8.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$13846

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Cities near Johannesburg

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

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1702
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1587
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1632
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1504
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1473
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1418
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1212
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1385
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1398
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1472
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1437
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1577
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1415
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1438
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1515
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1504
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1469
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1216
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1526
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1470
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1225
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1607
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1578
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1479
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1013
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1594