Johannesburg vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2535
🏠 One person rent	$487	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$2551
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	58	72
🏙️ Population	4.43M	594K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 1% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 5069th and 4989th ($1079 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 193rd in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.3 months in Kagoshima. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kagoshima ranked 227th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 1830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kagoshima

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	Johannesburg	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$12713

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944