Johannesburg vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$933
🏠 One person rent
$547
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
4.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 82% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4745th and 7534th ($1204 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5850th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Surat

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Johannesburg Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298