Johannesburg vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$403	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	61	81
🏙️ Population	4.43M	726K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 11% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5921st and 5176th ($908 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sagamihara ranked 14th in Japan, while ranked 5184th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sagamihara

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	Johannesburg	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$530
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$4893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$2981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$13982

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$1126
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1046
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1110
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1042
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1105
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166