Johannesburg vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$403
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
52
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
4.43M
791K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 14% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5921st and 4949th ($908 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 5184th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942