Johannesburg vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$485	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	58
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 109% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5031st and 8553rd ($1082 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 5648th and 5617th 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	$10.1	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$2540

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361