Johannesburg vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$441	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2064
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	4.43M	594K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5539th and 4951st ($993 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 211th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5667th and 653rd 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	$9.65	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$14573

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124