Johannesburg vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$485	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	62	81
🏙️ Population	4.43M	594K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5031st and 5371st ($1082 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 306th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 5648th and 694th 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	$10.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$15648

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066