Indianapolis vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	72
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	888K	4.43M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 121% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1378th and 5539th ($2189 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 191st and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Johannesburg

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	Indianapolis	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$5271

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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