Johannesburg vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$487	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$689
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	70
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	4.43M	935K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5069th and 5340th ($1079 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kitakyushu

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	Johannesburg	Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$12605

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$964
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$975
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$975
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$971
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$982
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$984
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$950
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$996
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$996
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$969
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$994
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$1020
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$1026
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$1026
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$1022
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$1025
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$1024
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$1021
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$995
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1162
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$966
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$925
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$1002
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$964