Johannesburg vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$487	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$2545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	96
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	4.43M	824K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5069th and 4661st ($1079 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sakai

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	Johannesburg	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$5592

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052