Johannesburg vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$487	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	4.43M	791K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5069th and 4902nd ($1079 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 3769th 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	$9.91	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046