Johannesburg vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1330
🏠 One person rent	$487	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	57
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.95M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 108% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5069th and 8532nd ($1079 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Pune. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 5446th and 5075th 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	$9.91	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$1727

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$312
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$396
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$484
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$288
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$310
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$332
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$406
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$294
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$394
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$348
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$284
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$409
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$491
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$785
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$357
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$402
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$488
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$429
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$335
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$304
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$406
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$364
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$279
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$391
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$399
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$382
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$283
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$325
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$488
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$414
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$379