Johannesburg vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$974
🏠 One person rent
$522
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
4.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 69% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4839th and 7286th ($1171 vs $693) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5190th and 5975th 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
$11.5
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$929

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319