Johannesburg vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$547	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	4.8M	526K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 31% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4745th and 2992nd ($1204 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 152nd in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 5850th 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	$12.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$19685

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729