Funabashi vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Funabashi	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1119	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$509	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1967	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	73
😀 Quality of life	79	60
🏙️ Population	641K	4.8M

The cost of living in Funabashi is 7% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4950th and 4745th ($1119 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 55th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Funabashi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 737th and 5850th 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	$4.87	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.91%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14564	$5103

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1232
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1041
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1039
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1679
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1034
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1096
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$973
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1010
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1073

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965