Johannesburg vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$547	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	60	72
🏙️ Population	4.8M	791K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 18% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4745th and 5436th ($1204 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 299th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 5850th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Niigata

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	Johannesburg	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$17418

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009