Johannesburg vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$522
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
4.8M
5.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 133% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 4839th and 8708th ($1171 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 0.8 months in Pune. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 5190th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Pune

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Johannesburg Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$2558

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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 Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355