Johannesburg vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$875
🏠 One person rent
$547
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
4.8M
4.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 233% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4745th and 9031st ($1204 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5850th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kolkata

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Johannesburg Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$1762

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289