Johannesburg vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$522	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$2014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	4.8M	594K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 12% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4839th and 5298th ($1171 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 5190th and 939th 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	$11.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$15104

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115