Johannesburg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$487	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	58	79
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.33M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 4% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5069th and 5386th ($1079 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Saitama

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	Johannesburg	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075