Johannesburg vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$403
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
4.43M
5.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 78% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5921st and 8446th ($908 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 5184th and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$1763

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390