Bangalore vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$219	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	12.3M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 46% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8398th and 5539th ($533 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 3159th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Johannesburg

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	Bangalore	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$5271

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003