Cost of living comparison
India is 50.0% cheaper than Johannesburg.
If you lived in India instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
R169.89
|
$2.24
₹186.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
R16.24
|
$0.41
₹34.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.37
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
R17.17
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
R62.33
|
$2.51
₹208.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.97
R74.51
|
$2.48
₹206.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R36.03
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
R38.27
|
$1.36
₹113.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
R12.75
|
$0.83
₹69.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
R12.08
|
$0.28
₹23.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
R11.97
|
$0.44
₹36.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
R12.16
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
R10.42
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
R10.42
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
R95.56
|
$4.78
₹398.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.66
R1,383.27
|
$8.38
₹698.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
R360,377.98
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
R174.01
|
$2.70
₹224.94
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.97
R825.69
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.16
R7,083.15
|
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.30
R6,447.30
|
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
R1,608.34
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.65
R4,256.58
|
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,485.74
R84,242.72
|
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
R38.10
|
$1.88
₹157.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
R33.51
|
$1.40
₹116.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.22
R623.79
|
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
R113.26
|
$2.94
₹244.97
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Johannesburg
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.26
R868.79
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.97
R525.33
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.32
R1,546.07
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.88
R1,368.74
|
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
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