Johannesburg vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$441	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.52M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 10% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5539th and 4793rd ($993 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5667th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kobe

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	Johannesburg	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079