Indianapolis vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
888K
4.43M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 120% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1089th and 5031st ($2382 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 186th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$5503

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915