Cost of living comparison

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Rustenburg vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Rustenburg is 91.5% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 91.1% more in Rustenburg
Groceries
pay 62.1% more in Rustenburg
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Rustenburg
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Rustenburg
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Rustenburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.3% less in Rustenburg
Clothing
pay 73.2% more in Rustenburg

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Rustenburg are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Rustenburg.

Rustenburg vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rustenburg instead of Delhi, you would:

pay 91.1% more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹507.13
$11.47
ZAR194.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$4.01
ZAR67.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹43.16
$0.88
ZAR14.88

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹50.65
$0.89
ZAR15.12
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹210.10
$2.93
ZAR49.62
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹261.63
$4.20
ZAR71.03

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹379.78
$4.84
ZAR81.85
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,014.26
$45.87
ZAR776.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1,369,245.13
$22,935.00
ZAR388,204.67

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹750.39
$41.62
ZAR704.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹20,680.92
$315.36
ZAR5,337.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹12,509.15
$344.02
ZAR5,823.07

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,416.66
$106.07
ZAR1,795.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹173,827.81
$5,558.87
ZAR94,091.11

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹202.85
$1.43
ZAR24.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹189.74
$1.97
ZAR33.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$2.58
ZAR43.67

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pay 73.2% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Rustenburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,496.98
$53.84
ZAR911.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,067.35
$41.31
ZAR699.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,712.39
$91.74
ZAR1,552.82

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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