Johannesburg vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$522
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.47M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 11% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4839th and 5278th ($1171 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5190th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Yekaterinburg

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Johannesburg Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688