Indianapolis vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
888K
4.43M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 103% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1397th and 5069th ($2187 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 3rd in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 159th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$5865

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045