Johannesburg vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$485	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	52
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	4.43M	507K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 5031st and 5428th ($1082 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 349th 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 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Matsuyama ranked 550th in Japan, while ranked 5648th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Matsuyama

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	Johannesburg	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$9695

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$951
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$958
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$955
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$961
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$961
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$913
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$984
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$952
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$904
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$952
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$934
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$877
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$986
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$972
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$859
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$883
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1025
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$953
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$939
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$954
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1097
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$975
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1050
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1060
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$927
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1061
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1005
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$916
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$924