Johannesburg vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$522
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
83
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
4.8M
15.4M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4839th and 7076th ($1171 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5190th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mumbai

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Johannesburg Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$4412

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301