Johannesburg vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$547	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	4.8M	594K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4745th and 5226th ($1204 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 175th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 5850th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kawaguchi

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	Johannesburg	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$15187

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101