Johannesburg vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Mumbai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 53% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5031st and 7064th ($1082 vs $705) 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 5648th and 4805th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Johannesburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Mumbai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi |  Navi Mumbai | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Thane | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Kalyan | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Vasai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Pune | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Nashik | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Satara | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Navsari | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Surat | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Malegaon | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Sangli | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Solapur | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Vadodara | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Bijapur | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Belgaum | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Latur | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Panjim | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mormugao | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Nadiad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Rajkot | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Margao | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Godhra | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Porbandar | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Hubli | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Nanded | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Akola | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Mehsana | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Indore | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Ratlam | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Nizamabad | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amravati |