Johannesburg vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$403
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
61
51
🏙️ Population
4.43M
5.94M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 12% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5921st and 6358th ($908 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5184th and 6236th 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
$7.41
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$1785

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361