Fukuoka vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$430	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	1.6M	4.43M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 6% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5120th and 5539th ($1057 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 4th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1739th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Johannesburg

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	Fukuoka	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$5271

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003