Delhi vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$221	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$1383
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	26.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Delhi is 49% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8558th and 5539th ($510 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5071st and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Johannesburg

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	Delhi	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$5271

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

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