Johannesburg vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$522	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$2414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	65	79
🏙️ Population	4.8M	726K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 18% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4839th and 5717th ($1171 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 5190th and 856th 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	$11.5	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$12309

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126