Johannesburg vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2403
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$441
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1383
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.54M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5539th and 4340th ($993 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th 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 2 months in Kawasaki. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 5667th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kawasaki

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Johannesburg Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$684
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5271
$15204

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$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116