Bangalore vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$223	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	73
😀 Quality of life	63	65
🏙️ Population	12.3M	4.8M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 55% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8579th and 4839th ($523 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5518th and 5190th 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	$3.08	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$5808

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Johannesburg

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