Johannesburg vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$485	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	4.43M	526K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5031st and 2865th ($1082 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 145th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 5648th and 132nd 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	$10.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$15497

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719