Johannesburg vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$403
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
61
82
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.54M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 18% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5921st and 4726th ($908 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 5184th and 355th 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
$7.41
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045