Johannesburg vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$485	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1959
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.75M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 13% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5031st and 4626th ($1082 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5648th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Johannesburg vs Osaka infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/johannesburg/osaka.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Johannesburg vs Osaka infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/johannesburg/osaka" target="_blank">Johannesburg vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Johannesburg vs Osaka

Prices for goods and services in Johannesburg and Osaka are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Johannesburg	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$13640

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997