Funabashi vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Funabashi	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2834	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$499	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2007	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	73
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	641K	4.8M

The cost of living in Funabashi is 4% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4955th and 4839th ($1130 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Funabashi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 786th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Johannesburg

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	Funabashi	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$960	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3588	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.6	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$5808

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1263
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1046
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1052
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1096
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1039
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1102
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$993
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$979
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1030
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1074

Cities near Johannesburg

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